For Goodness Sake
Harmony in Silence: Chuck Ragan's Poetic Journey Through Life's Choices
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Simple backbeats seem to soothe me.
Expressing comfort or calmness in simple backbeats.
If i could hold them i would let's say,
Desire to hold onto simple pleasures and experiences.
Take some rest as if not wicked.
Suggesting the importance of rest and avoiding wickedness.
And walk around enjoying silence.
Embracing the tranquility of walking in silence.
A world away, elders gather.
Describing elders gathering, possibly to share wisdom.
Speak their tongue and hardly falter.
Highlighting elders' fluency in their language without hesitation.
With words of bound, joy and grievance,
Words encompassing both joy and grievance in their discussions.
Simple songs, work and penance.
Reference to simple songs, work, and penance in life.
To drawn hate like a stone,
Advocating against harboring hate, walking a positive path, and avoiding sleepless nights.
And walk the path overgrown.
-Never to lay awake,
-And if so for goodness sake.
-Well down the road the deer are crossing,
Observing nature, advising to pay attention before losing its beauty.
And the grass is greener where they're walking.
-Rattling beasts and heavy movements,
-Mark them now son before we lose them.
-Bear your arms ever so wisely,
Advice on being prepared and dressing with kindness; caution against a weak and weary heart.
Or burn them all if you have no need.
-And dress to kill but kill so kindly.
-A hollow heart's too weak and weary.
-To drawn hate like a stone,
Reiteration of avoiding hate, navigating a challenging path, and promoting peaceful sleep.
And walk the path overgrown.
-Never to lay awake,
-And if so for goodness sake.
-Now call me crazy but all the old ways,
Expressing concern about the fading simplicity in modern living and the desensitization to life and death.
Of living simple are simply fading.
-All we buy is time before we die,
-And lay on down desensitized.
-A wise old friend recently told me:
Wisdom from an old friend: caution against idle minds, choosing friends wisely, loving oneself, distinguishing wants and needs, appreciating blessings, and fighting for meaningful causes.
"An idle mind is the devils playpen".
-Mind the gaps and watch them closely.
-Spread the love but choose your friends wisely.
-Love yourself to love your family,
-And find the difference between wants and needs.
-Be sure to stop and count your blessings,
-Smell the roses and fight for something.
-To drawn hate like a stone,
Reiteration of the importance of avoiding hate and negative thoughts for a peaceful existence.
And walk the path overgrown.
-Never to lay awake,
-And if so for goodness sake.
-Now call me crazy but all the old ways,
Repeating the concern about the fading of simple ways and the desensitization to time and death.
Of living simple are simply fading.
-All we buy is time before we die,
-And lay on down desensitized.
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