{"id":420,"date":"2022-09-21T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pensivejournal.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2022-09-21T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T18:40:26","slug":"come-bask-in-the-divine-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pensivejournal.com\/poetry\/come-bask-in-the-divine-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Bask in the Divine Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things.<\/em><br \/>\nfrom <em>The Brothers Karamazov<\/em>, Dostoyevsky<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so simple really,<br \/>\nand exactly as Dostoyevsky put it.<br \/>\nPracticing it for such a long<br \/>\ntime now \u2013 loving every tree,<br \/>\nbird, animal, ray of God\u2019s light \u2013<br \/>\nI\u2019d say he got it so right.<\/p>\n<p>Such a surplus of existence<br \/>\nall around us \u2013 bright stars<br \/>\nshining down on devastated land,<br \/>\ncarpet of scarlet leaves spread<br \/>\nunder bare trees, season of<br \/>\nmists \u2013 every thorn bush drips<br \/>\nwith moisture, holy<br \/>\nas a cathedral cloister.<\/p>\n<p>If you love everything,<br \/>\neven the diseased elm trees,<br \/>\nyou\u2019ll plant seeds, defiantly<br \/>\nbelieving there is hope.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll become transparent<br \/>\namong trees, the divine mystery<br \/>\nwhispering in winter wind,<br \/>\ngreen holly, sun\u2019s rising<br \/>\nand setting, tides that abide<br \/>\nby the moon\u2019s bidding, the tribe<br \/>\nof Tiger, call of an owl on his<br \/>\nnightly prowl, finches perched<br \/>\non apple branches, two bulbuls<br \/>\nexchanging devoted glances.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you\u2019ll take your chances<br \/>\non loving everything, though the more<br \/>\nyou love, the more you\u2019ll lose and grieve.<\/p>\n<p>But nevertheless, believe<br \/>\nDostoyevsky got it right.<br \/>\nCome bask in the divine light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. from The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky It\u2019s so simple really, and exactly as Dostoyevsky put it. Practicing it for such a long time now \u2013 loving every tree, bird, animal, ray of God\u2019s light \u2013 I\u2019d say he got it so right. 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