(12 Aug,1948 / Tokyo, Japan)

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An Insistent Knocking

Life, said the old poet
is an insistent knocking
on doors that won't open
into houses
that won't be there
by the time
they do.

So relax, stop knocking,
sit on the stoop
in front of the house
that won't be there.

Soon enough
the owner,
the houseless owner,
must exit,
looking for a new house,
a new way through,
and you'll find
he doesn't look any better than,
or different from,
you.

Submitted: Sunday, July 26, 2009
Edited: Friday, May 25, 2012

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  • Patti Masterman (2/17/2012 3:23:00 PM)

    I have found that one of the hardest lessons- not that I ever felt myself to be superior, no my inclination ran in the opposite direction from superiority- but the older I grow the more I must admit, we're all much the same, in every way that counts.

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  • Martin O'Neill (2/17/2012 2:41:00 PM)

    I have read this through several times. It delights each time. Percy - I like reading your work.

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  • Stephen Stirk (7/26/2009 5:33:00 PM)

    Much truth in here I feel
    Best
    Steve

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