Parables

Parables 

I can always tell 

did you know that?

A great many packed away under that pillow

each thought

detonates land mines in their wake.

Do not ask questions you do not want the answers to

whether they be truth or lies

the answer will shape an opinion

Opinions oft shape the future.

Lies are seeds of false truths

One lie can devastate a carefully

tilled crop.

Truth is a worm 

that will bore its way to the surface

as soon as it rains.

Rain begets life

Life begets opinion

for ill or not, opinion is fodder for 

peasants and kings alike.

A sickly field of opinion can devastate

 Nations

Whether for flowers or weeds 

we must reap what we sow

except for those few seeds 

that fall upon the fallow ground

Those will be in the wind

among rumors.

Reviews

[h d e rushin]

But wait! My neighbor says that November 21 is the date of Trumps reinstatement. What do we humans know about truth if truth is inseparable from real events....? I have an indoor plant, an arboricola that I swear I heard singing in the morning sunlight. But I needed further proof. So I waited half the night and then half the next morning, and nothing. Not a single sound. Enclosed is my private conversation about how I sat the plant out doors in the cold air of a Michigan autumn . " I told no lies, Mark Train said. There just wasn't any truth to tell". The only truth that remains is the throated, bone inspired love songs of perching birds...........i love and miss you......dana

[Corset]

They have found proof of honeys bees that scream when they are being attacked so why not plants that sing to the dawning sun, there is still so much that can not be proven, I think it was singing a hymnal, I believe you no proof needed. I am so relieved to hear from you in the sweat of your humaness, xoxox I was becoming concerned and when I do I tend to cuss, sorry but not really. :D

[Corset]

about the cussing that is...If i were a man id be a sailor. I blame it on my farmer dad, my pottymouth.

[icaros13]

I think you may be my favorite poet.
"Truth is a worm
that will bore its way to the surface
as soon as it rains"

F*****g perfect.

[Corset]

You honor me. XD I stole the worm word from my favorite poet, I think if you can make the word worm or dung beetle work well or sound good in a poem you might just have arrived so to speak, lol. I f*****g love that you said "f*****g" unabashedly like that, there are few people I know that will do that. Tara below is one of them

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

You speak the truth poetically. I'm all for answers. I try my best to be mature about the answers, as long as the answer is true. I react harshly to lies. I like how you likened truth to worms that come up when it rains, that is an interesting way of putting it. tyfs

[Corset]

Thank you so much! your comments are much appreciated!

[barleygirl]

This is superb writing & meaningful thinking! V2 blows my mind becuz of how true it is --> most people do not really want to know any answers. They'd rather cling to their opinions. Which is where you go in V5 with such insight. Lies and truth and opinion . . . it can be an unsortable slurry for some! Your thoughts are provoking! (((HUGS)))

[Corset]

Thank you on behalf of muse, I'm sure he's feeling very smug and happy with himself about right now, now that I've read your comments. :D

[Tara]

Hi there! I love this one! It certainly speaks to the times. We are so divided and it makes me sad. Lies , opinions, self righteousness! Can’t we all just get along? I still prefer the “ we are all in this together” vibe but that’s just me and my hippie soul😉

[Corset]

I have always adored your hippie soul :D

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

This was a wonderful poem to read and really speaks to this time in history. Since many hold lies as truth in their mind. It is a sickness that erodes their ethics, that is if they ever had any. Thank you for sharing your poem.

[Corset]

Thank you Carlos for your wonderful thoughts and I agree avidly with that comment.