Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Jack Harvey writes



The Mole and the Thief



A vicious wretch resurrected,
a common criminal carrying

his earthly baggage, his looted goods,

can be in the mood for a change,

desire redemption in kindness,

in a spirit of love;



inspired by the moon

before his dark eyes

he changes his life

from dark to light.



But some creatures need no light,

no rehabilitation;

for some

dark is good enough.



Subtle as God

and profound

in the dark earth,

the mole,

a small creature,

guides his life

underground, goes in

total darkness, doing his work.



He challenges the surface to

operate as well as he the arts

of building, the subtleties of foundations.

Fetter by fetter he throws off;

digs and digs and

his limitations become virtues.

Finally there is no objection

to his blind ways and

his toil is fulfilled, his glory

in the dark earth

becomes perfect and bright

as the sun above, bright

as the surface of polar ice.



Let this change of a life

from good to bad,

this human conversion,

the steadfast mole

stuck in the dark

tell us something,

maybe just one thing;



live and change or

stay the same;



be a lesson to nobody. 

Image result for mole painting
Mole -- Kestutis Kasparavicius

1 comment:

  1. Typo. Should be "He challenges the surface to operate as well as he the arts of building" etc. The second "he" was left out.

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