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Heaven's Virtue
by Alexander Goldstein → (All Poetry by Alexander Goldstein)
Thursday, September 15, 2016    Rated "G" by the Author.
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If the body is toiled

And does not rest,

It becomes worn out;

If the spirit is used

Without cessation,

It becomes toiled --

And when toiled,

It becomes exhausted.

 

It is the nature of water

To be clear when free

From all admixtures,

And when not agitated,

To be utterly level,

While if obstructed

And not allowed to flow,

It can't preserve its purity,

Which is an embodiment

Of the heavenly virtue.


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 Reviews of "Heaven's Virtue"
Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on September 16, 2016

well said! lovely graphic

more please

keep writing
m


Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 15, 2016
It is true that "water always finds a way." That is the paradox of the Grand Canyon, seemingly created with water flowing uphill.

As for purity, I think it's overrated. I prefer my water rich in minerals from deep in the earth rather than distilled until it has no nutritional ability at all except to hydrate.

Ron

Reviewed by Clarence Prince
Reviewed on September 15, 2016
Yes, it's true of water,
if it allow to flow,
it can preserve its purity!
Quite sad for how much the world polluting water.
Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on September 15, 2016
Water is fluid. Soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding, will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong. Peace to you...

Reviewed on September 15, 2016
Thought provoking!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on September 15, 2016
If virtue is born in heaven ("heavenly virtue"); it certainly has the possibility of coming to fruition here on earth ("earthly virtue"). The key, as you suggest, seems to lie in the symbolism of water, that when level, balanced, and free embodies a kind of virtue.

John


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