Day 366: Finality of Fact
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i found the answer to a riddle
and was contended
for a time –
intelligence gives such fleeting
and pedantic
satisfaction
like an autographed photo
of a star you’ll never meet;
evidence of greatness
by proximity
only.
i think i liked it better
when the riddle was
still a riddle
and my mind chewed the possibilities
like fine little mint leaves
that refreshed
over and over.
to not know
and to want to know
and to be sure
there is something
worth knowing,
swells the heart with possibility
and makes trailheads of tomorrows
and keeps the journeyer
– the question answerer
– the patient ponderer
from degrading the destination
with finality of fact.
i think
i think
i will go on…
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