practice need not be perfect

"We must be free not because we claim freedom,
but because we practice it." – William Faulkner
(photo by kate lamberg~(13) all rights reserved)



 




practice need not be perfect
to be seen in buddha's eyes
as noble and good
if i say i want to be

in the arms of angels
i mean what i say
why you have always
had a hold on me baby

just gives me goose bumps
of tethering tonic
to last a windy blue summer afternoon
bellowing incantations at the bottom

of our moist breath, we promise, we make a pact
to express how community contributes to our watchful ways
in the darkly lit night of stars,
and  in the lemon light of all our days

Kate Lamberg, all rights reserved (c) '`13