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Totality In Retrospect
Contributed by
reflections
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Saturday, 26th March 2005 @ 11:20:58 AM in AEST
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I am the sum total of all I was;
plus, everything I might have been.
Had some fun, with all its mirth;
and, a flood of tears, (equal to my sins).
The things Ive seen remind my soul
of Heaven lost, (then Heaven found);
of secrets told in confidence;
lest life and principles come unbound.
Ill take some secrets to the grave
cause theres no need to retell the tale
of what I know bout all the souls
who made mistakes, then lived in hell.
Repentance was their act of grace
which killed the sadness held within;
when a conscience, in weakness, failed to act;
then found the strength to confess its sin.
Im but a man whose very life
has been involved with sinners (and with saints);
... from that melting-pot of life,
I found but a few who recognized the limits of restraint.
No matter what Ive seen or heard ...
no matter who I may have known;
I had only one rule by which I lived;
to those who applied ... kindness was shown!
A small town drunk; a fallen priest;
an ambitious politician; or, a favorite son;
In my adventurous younger life
I watched them fall from grace (one, by one).
Proof: there is no monopoly on an honorable life;
as there are no restraints that cant be undone.
Our life, though lived, is never over ...
in fact once finished, IT HAS JUST BEGUN.
Im an old policeman who learned this lesson;
God put me straight into His frying pan;
when I was done, He took me out ...
thats when my life with Him began.
No more do I wonder about, What if?
I understand; who, what, where , when, how and why.
Theres nothing to seek (Ive found my place);
when I said, "Hello God ... Satan said, "Good-bye
John F. Templin
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2005-03-26 11:20:58]
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Re: Totality In Retrospect
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by mina-1 on
Monday, 28th March 2005 @ 08:55:56 AM AEST
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A strong, powerful and very well written piece of poetry John. Absolutely divine right throughout. Well done.
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