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Truth

"Truth," said a traveller,
"Is a rock, a mighty fortress;
Often have I been to it,
Even to its highest tower,
From whence the world looks black."

"Truth," said a traveller,
"Is a breath, a wind,
A shadow, a phantom;
Long have I pursued it,
But never have I touched
The hem of its garment."
And I believed the second traveller;
For truth was to me
A breath, a wind,
A shadow, a phantom,
And never had I touched
The hem of its garment.

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  • lostfromwithin
    May 23, 2003
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    This is a lovely piece....so true..and I haven't touched the hem either..Not yet.Keep looking for things that aren't there...And mistakenly stumble upon good...I think that's how it's supposed to be..Beautiful write

  • squeezy
    May 23, 2003
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    The idea that truth is untouchable and that we see everything through the filter of our interpretation - does truth exist at all anyway, or is it merely a creation of mankind's mind; nature reacts simply to what is there, and has no need for 'truth'. Only those who seek to oppose themselves to those the call liars need this concept. What can be called 'truth' or 'fact' ... we don't know, because to be able to get to the bottom of it we would have to know everything and know that the 'everything' we knew was exhaustive. We all see what is there, but we all see through narrow windows.

  • Rose Patrick
    May 23, 2003
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    this was so good . For we all I think are looking for the truth out there. I love the way that you put this into words. I think that this poem of your was absolutely EXCELLENTLY written thank youever so much forshareing it

  • mtpoet
    May 23, 2003
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    One of my favorite poets... Good to see him here...

  • Katilina
    May 23, 2003
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    At least the knowledge that truth is not solid is not only a problem for our time in this world, but for thing that has ever lived.

  • poeticweaver
    May 23, 2003
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    Excellent

    Wow! So Well Expressed Here, You Do Lovely Work With Poetry!!!
    I Love Those To The Point So Smoothly Writes, Flowing Beautifully!

    You've Done This Perfect!
    -Timothy

  • BenjaminHonekou
    May 23, 2003
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    Ex-al-ent

    This is very ture, great write.

  • gecko
    May 23, 2003
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    it is sad is it not that the one thing we seek can be so hard to find
    have always myself believed that truth is so difficult to find for it is always changing
    just as our enviroments change

    my truth for today
    would be my lies of tomorrow

    thankyou for your thoughts which make me think
    so long after your thoughts
    has passed away

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