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Go slow, like the old dog Lying at your feet Sitting on high bluff’s edge Perusing all the lake Chase not God with words or thoughts If you do she’ll run away Like fairy queens and forest nymphs Fearful of your brash approach Be the patient lover No tearing loose the blouse To satiate your ****** urge So never feeling hers Sit stock still on the red oak A hundred plus years old That lies now like the old dog Toppled by the storm Listen like he listens Look longly, like he looks Taking time to take all in Things never learned in books Don’t say a word to the old dog And he won’t say a word to you Sense the peace in his silence Look long into his eyes Follow his example Trust he knows the way Words are the Devil’s workshop The old dog knows it well After a while you’ll thank him When your boredom turns to grace When you quit thinking anything And thus see God face to face
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Jan 2, 2025
Jan 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM UTC
Go Slow
Go slow, like the old dog Lying at your feet Sitting on high bluff’s edge Perusing all the lake Chase not God with words or thoughts If you do she’ll run away Like fairy queens and forest nymphs Fearful of your brash approach Be the patient lover No tearing loose the blouse To satiate your ****** urge So never feeling hers Sit stock still on the red oak A hundred plus years old That lies now like the old dog Toppled by the storm Listen like he listens Look longly, like he looks Taking time to take all in Things never learned in books Don’t say a word to the old dog And he won’t say a word to you Sense the peace in his silence Look long into his eyes Follow his example Trust he knows the way Words are the Devil’s workshop The old dog knows it well After a while you’ll thank him When your boredom turns to grace When you quit thinking anything And thus see God face to face
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Jan 2, 2025
Jan 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM UTC
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