Poet-Saint
MANY POETS ARE
saints: they succeed in being themselves.
the artist called by
the circumstances of their lives
endeavor to write
poems possess
sanctity.
an intense
People in a hurry to magnify
what is
better.
Hurry saints.
Blackout poetry from page 65 of Thomas Merton’s Seeds of Contemplation
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‘People in a hurry to magnify what is better’ is a really cool way to describe what we do. Good find!
Wonderful. Yes, that’s part of what we do.
I like your playful imperative at the end
I love what you created here. The “hurry” at the end is perfect.
Wonderful! I keep rereading it.
Love this. Like Linda, I keep rereading. Now I must pull out my copy of Merton’s Seeds of Contemplation. Thank you for the reminder.
Love it!
I love this, and agree with Virginia. Inspiring me to revisit Merton
Great job with this! Love Merton.
Thanks, everyone! Merton is a gem.