Robert Is a Light unto His Friends

January 8, 2021

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is visions of truth, or epiphanies, in honor of Epiphany, which is celebrated on January 6.

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A philosophical name poem for someone who struggles to live the means while letting go of the ends:

Robert is a light unto his friends.
Old wisdom whistles sweetly through his day.
Before breakfast he puts his hopes away,
Eager to clear a passage to his heart.
Robert wrestles daily with his art:
To live the means and let go of the ends.

© by Nicholas Gordon

To see this poem on my site, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/robert.html. For more philosophical poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/philosophicalpoems.html .

This week’s theme: Visions of Truth
January 4: Fifty-Seven’s Not Afraid of Silence
January 5: Forty-Three Finds Happiness in Being
January 6: I Know I Cannot Satisfy the Sun
January 7: Lewis Is a Symphony of Pleasures
January 8: Robert Is a Light unto His Friends