FOOL'S GOLD
We searched for crystal
along the beaten, bleeding, broken
path and found fool's gold instead
though it seemed like we were
going in dumb luck circles
herds, propelled by our intrinsic
longing for something more,
far beyond earthly value
lost in the fascinating dust
could we have sensed
crystal in the inner atmosphere
scintillating rainbow facets and
the pot of gold
eternally balanced on our heads
Our beautiful God
rolls out the magic red carpet
Lead in Love, Tread in Truth,
Proceed in Peace, Rove in Right
action, Navigate in Nonviolence
this is the royal road home.
(Written by Sonya Tomlinson-Warren,
108 Bhakti Kisses - The Ecstatic Poetry of a Modern Gopi)
