'by repairing the damage of misaligned free will' - love this line.
Excellent poem.

This piece contains a great amount of substance, from the title on down through the lines. The overall feeling of this poem reaches far and wide for me -- splendid fragments: "might of love," "the enthusiasm residing within/magical bits of character" just curls my hair it is so wonderful. These last nine lines are filled with enlightenment . . . "stand without staring too loud," ( I really love the uniqueness of that) and "favoring nothing." I actually want to BE those two words. This is my favorite of your writings, jude; but then I know you are not finished creating new blueprint, blackprint, redprint poems that I look forward to reading................~~ Diana

A very soothing write, Senor, in an existentialist 'pillow-talk' kind of voice, I reckon. To my mind, a beautiful companion write to 'whatever happens does' and a philosophical enlargement of it - e.g. of that skater's 'magical bits of character'. Very au naturel and as laissez faire as the wind that blows and the grass that grows which, 'rising upon its own resolve', is provoked by the love-energy of creation's sovereign power: you've captured a very Blakesian moment and a small glimpse of divine intervention which is as his 'world in a grain of sand'. An innocent augury, Kartero, and I can really get with reactivating that blueprint skin today - having been doing just that with my therapist giving me some deep myofascial massage to relubricate all my connective tissues... Oh the burn, the burn - but it don't half feel good! :) The small tweaks you have made to this write have, as always, made all the difference. Nicely defined and another worthy of a recital to hear just how naturally conversational you make all this sound. sciatiKate xx

I think about the same things
right before downing a cool gulp of Riesling...

The damage of misaligned free will must be the crux of it. I can relate to that. What seems completely right, yet out of reach and we hope for that intervention.

Defining the crux of the matter merely requires utilizing the correct dictionary. Good luck finding that however. Patrick

With all the questions and analyzing the first two lines are our lifeline to all that matters. Wonderfully penned Jude.

My heart is captured by hope's compassionate embrace, the
enthusiasm residing within magical bits of character. Yes,
to catch a glimpse is divine destiny.

Lady Mary Ann

"I want to stand without staring too loud"............very cool!

Love ya!

Jane

I believe the Bible answers your question.

I particularly like your "damn exercise" and "blueprint skin," signifying both character and genetic traits leading to the same conclusion: we are all inexorably headed for the other side.

Since I don't expect a cushion there, I'm doing it all on this side before my blue blood runs out and I can't exercise anymore.

Ron

EINSTEIN, WHOM I THINK MOST WILL ATTEST TO BEING A VERY INTELLIGENT MAN, SAID THIS; WE LIVE OUR LIVES ONE OF TWO WAYS; EITHER WE BELIEVE NOTHING IS A MIRACLE OR WE BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE. IT ALL STARTS WITH 'PRAYER'...A TALK WITH GOD. NO SPECIAL WORDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT...NOTHING FANCY...JUST REAL. BETWEEN YOU AND HIM. THANKS FOR SHARING...LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

I just want to catch
even a “small” glimpse of divine intervention
Love those lines, Jude. Is there any "believer" who isn't constantly looking for this. We hope, we pray and we search and we wish that there was just one small glimmer of something that will let us know that it is not all for naught, that there is a higher power and that there is something more when all of this is done. What have we not done out of the concern that we may jeopardize our hereafter? If it were certain yea or nay, I do believe that we would make many different choices. So we settle for love, because it seems to be something that is non-condemning. If we were certain that this is all there is, we would never settle for love, we would all live wild and free and use up every bit of ourselves in the process. Most thought provoking write, Jude.

allowing "what is" - such a refreshing outlook in an unpredictable world - awesome attitude and perspective throughout this piece

Hey Jude

The crux of the matter, well it could be very obvious but it's not the knowing that is challenging but it's the doing that we all flounder on.

Sometimes you just have to take the bull by the balls oops I meant horns (lol) and go for the gusto! I would!

Awesome poetry my man!

Peace light and love

Amber

wonderfully written
budd

Intriguing, ...speaking so well through those indefinable moments of pondering...
my kind of poetry.
Diana....

Good write, Jude. The crux of the matter may be not defined to some, but it's all in the works, and it is for each of us to explore...

Sandie

Hah! "I just want to catch / even a “small” glimpse of divine intervention"

I quite understand that, Jude. I mean, what's it all about Alfie?