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Recorded Reading (1:54): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vvt2yyzd879ga01zf5d36/Tell-Us-a-Story.mp3?rlkey=bipf72ynxdoxbmn89apruh2js&st=p5325ufo&dl=0
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Tell Us a Story!
“Tell us a story!”
Since the dawn of time ~
Since right after music came
And before rhyme
When dance was the language
To call the divine
When what’s mine was yours too
And what’s yours was mine ~
We’ve gathered about
At end of our day
Comforting flames upon
Rapt faces play
“Give us some nourishment
For heart and mind,
Of life’s greater mystery
Small selves remind
“Inspire us in harmony
To do our part,
Touch us most crucially ~
Straight in the heart
“Help us see together
Vicariously
How different things
From as they are could be
“Circumstances of
Far times rehearse ~
How they might be better
How they have been worse
“Oh help us discover,
Within each, the well
Of boundless great resource
With which to do well
“Rewards of so doing
So illustrate ~
Keep going past wellness
Manifest great!
“Oh, tell us a story
Comfort the weak
Humble the prideful
Enable the meek
“Assure us again
That we’re not dreaming of
Actual fact’ual
Disint’rested love
“Give us the good fix
Give us the dope
Give us some easement
Give us some hope
“And if you’ve got energy
Leftover after ~
Before we all sleep,
Give us some laughter!”
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