470 With thanks to Voltaire Dec., 2012

Fluid doubt floats.
Dogmatic certainty drowns under the weight
of its own arrogance.
Absolute anything, faith included,
seamless, brittle to shattering,
suffers the fate of all sin,
sinking beneath the sea, sunk by solidity,
unable to reach, however erratically,
that distant shore.

I await the chance to dance on that beach
with those whose faith left room for maybe,
and those whose doubt left holes to see.

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About Ken Greenman

Married and Happy. Retired and busy. Living in NC. 71 and counting. December 12, 2025 and it's 77! ... I would love some written comments, critiques, adulation or kind suggestions.... If you have the time and or inclination, please feel free! Not in fear but by faith. We will see. See you later! If you ever want to talk for real, email me and I will send you my cell number.... I am enjoying this!
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