once a bell has pealed,
can it be unpealed?
once liberty is cracked,
can it be uncracked?
once one is loved,
can one be unloved?
once something breaks,
can it be unbroken?
once a light has been lit,
it can be unlit
then re-lit.
once a crack opens,
once a break occurs,
once love falls,
the Light gets in.
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
Oct 8, 2017
Oct 8, 2017 at 3:05 PM UTC
once a bell has pealed,
can it be unpealed?
once liberty is cracked,
can it be uncracked?
once one is loved,
can one be unloved?
once something breaks,
can it be unbroken?
once a light has been lit,
it can be unlit
then re-lit.
once a crack opens,
once a break occurs,
once love falls,
the Light gets in.
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
*”Ring the bells
That still can ring,
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That’s how the light gets in.”
~ Leonard Cohen
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