{"id":2985,"date":"2007-09-20T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-20T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2007\/09\/a-secret-language-2\/"},"modified":"2007-09-20T20:22:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-20T20:22:00","slug":"a-secret-language-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2007\/09\/a-secret-language-2.html","title":{"rendered":"A Secret Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Here is a poem written on retreat<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/p>

We wrestle with the mystery of words,
hammering from the vast inchoate
universe, the pointed spears and sharp swords
with which we marshal the inarticulate
chaos of the soul. With precision
we discuss, dissect and delineate;
then define and decide. Each decision
is set in stone\u2014not open to debate.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>

But beneath the dogma something rebels.
We sense lost treasure buried in a field,
or secret meanings glimmering like jewels
in the dark caverns of the soul. They yield
their bright reward only to those who mine
with the pick and spade of symbol and sign.
In this underground struggle we soon learn:
only the work and liturgy of art
can unlock the secret language of the heart.<\/p>\n

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