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The Jester

Audio Recordings, Poems about Poetry / tagged Courage, Honesty, Truth / March 15, 2023 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

for Them the World Poet

Only the Jester dares
to tell the truth to the king
to hold the blade as mirror
and thrust to the heart of the thing

And yet he has learned to retreat
as fast as a smile may fade
sit with his back to. the stone
and polish the blade

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The Jester Honored

Audio Recordings, Poems about Poetry, Relationships / tagged Truth / November 10, 2020 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Joining the rest of Austin in celebrating our friend Thom today.

Only the jester dares
to tell the truth to the king
to hold the blade as a mirror
and thrust to the heart of the thing

And yet he has learned to retreat
as fast as a smile might fade
sit with his back to the stone
and polish the blade

Only the jester dares
to tell the truth to the king
to hold the blade as a mirror
and thrust to the heart of the thing

And yet he has learned to retreat
as fast as a smile might fade
sit with his back to the stone
and polish the blade

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