Beyond Knowing
—η ειρήνη του θεού η υπερέχουσα πάντα νουν
The peace I pray to know is that same peace
surpassing knowledge, that deep peace
one finds most often in the sweet descent
that drops the pilgrim to his knees.
Abandoned at the bottom of the well
the dear belovéd son might still
uplift his eyes to witness through his tears
the calm obtaining mid the stars;
In the belly of the beast, the duly
chastened prophet might yet extend
his arms accepting the embrace that serves
to prove a new serenity.
And here, amid the daily tumult, we
might still descend into what calm
lies waiting in the bower of the heart,
a stillness ever beckoning.
Scott Cairns
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