Friday, May 26, 2017

Reason Without Faith Is Pure Relation

May 26, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims which begins on May 27.

Today’s poem is a Ramadan poem about the inadequacy of reason without faith.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Reason without faith is pure relation,
A sterile tool with doubt as its reward.
Mere connection cannot guide the mind
Absent a wisdom with deep faith combined,
Defining each sustained note with a chord.
A soul sees little substance in sensation,
Needing more than unframed thought can find.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/reaso3.html. For more Ramadan poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/ramadanpoems.html .

This week’s theme: Ramadan
May 26: Reason Without Faith Is Pure Relation

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