Another Truth
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Jon Sullivan
i find that truth is a relative thing
wending its way down some unmarked path
shadowed by flowering ambition.
it sits like a Buddha somewhere
on that road
off to one side,
tilting its eyes toward me
a wink somewhere there in the offing.
and in its belly
it holds its best offering,
an onion,
wrapped in golden skin,
which i can peel back
if i so desire
until i find its nub
somewhere guarded at the center.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2014
posted for Poetry Pantry
smiles...yed, often the truth is sitting there if we take the time to contemplate to slow down and notive....to inspect and peal back what is passed off as truth....
ReplyDeleteSmiles Brian!!! Thank you!!
Deletepeeling the layers back until we're getting to the core... a good thing... and well worth the wait...
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think there is no choice but to wait! Than you Claudia!
Deleteindeed, truth is a relative thing. well penned!
ReplyDeleteTruth is so shielded from reality by layers of half-truths and lies....
ReplyDeletesometimes you have to peel the layers away to get the real truth.
ReplyDeleteBuddhas are like that :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful reading on this day.
ZQ
I LOVE this peeling down of the layers to find the nubbin of truth.........am involved in just such a process at the moment..........amazing the number of layers for any given "truth" when one is seeking perspective between people........
ReplyDeleteFood for thought ~ Truth is indeed relative but we are all guided by the universal Truth ~ I like the use of onion imagery, smiles ~
ReplyDeleteI like peeling away to get to the truth.
ReplyDeleteI think, at its core, truth is not so relative. But to discern that, to peel the onion takes time, grace and willingness to form communities that can include strangers.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best descriptions of truth I have read in a very long time. Really well done!
ReplyDeleteAn awesome metaphor - brilliantly penned.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and oh so wise Audrey!
ReplyDeletevery well said...i like to believe that we move from a lower truth to a higher one..as in science so in life....
ReplyDeleteWell said...truth is not self-evident in most cases...it is the end of a process of seeking. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteSteve K.
If we travel too fast we sometimes miss it sitting by the side of the road. We need to slow down and see that which is right in front of us. :)
ReplyDeleteJust love the way you look at things. Very expressive. Enjoyed.
ReplyDeletea great metaphor.
ReplyDeleteand the closing line is just brilliant. :)
Think the onion metaphor is great. If we seek, we do find the truth, and when we do, like that onion, it often brings tears to our eyes.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
A super interesting metaphor and written with a lovely cadence, thanks, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteto say the truth its amazing the use of literary speech by the word onion is truth... what a Metaphor!! at certain times truth is bitter and lies is better... still truth is truth that will ever show up!! God Bless U..Smiles:))
ReplyDeleteyou are an amazing poet Audrey. this is yet another example of your talent. I REALLY enjoyed this poem. So true...
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