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February 25, 2007

Rockin' poem

I've never been a particular fan of W. H. Auden's; I read him as an undergrad and wasn't grabbed, and somehow he and I have never made it past that first awkard meeting. But today in church we sang a hymn with lyrics from the final chorus of Auden's "For the Time Being," and I really loved it:

He is the Way.
Seek him in the Land of Unlikeness
and you will meet rare beasts and have unique adventures.

He is the Truth.
Seek him in the Kingdom of Anxiety
and you will come to a city that has expected your return for years.

He is the Life.
Seek him in the world of the flesh
And at your marriage, all its occasions shall dance for joy.

Isn't that fab! I love the images, especially of the rare beasts and the adventures to be found seeking God in the Land of Unlikeness.

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