I Wish I Were . . . Certain October 29, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Humor, Magick & Mystery, Poetry, Word Play.trackback
I wish I were certain
that “this” is all that there is
Or that it isn’t
I wish I were certain
That good will prevail over evil
Or that it won’t
I wish I were certain
That we’re on the right path
Or that we’re not
I wish I were certain
That all will be well in the end
Or that we’re doomed
All this stumbling about
For clues in the dark
Is getting old
The suspense is killing me
Aah . . . that’s better!
Related post: The DP Writing Challenge ~ I Wish I Were
Spirit Lights The Way 
I’m certain that I just need to be the best me I can be.
Yup. The best thing to do, as we fumble about in the dark, is to share the best parts of ourselves with the world.
Still . . . I’d like a glimpse BEYOND the veil. 😯
I’m certain that almost nothing is certain
Exactly! Come 12/12/12, it could be the end of the world as we know it. 😎
Just keep on keeping on, come what may… and then keep on keeping on! 🙂
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. ~ George Santayana
Sure would eliminate a bunch of worrying for me.. 😀
Having a Crystal Ball would provide a bit more clarity, eh?
I stumble about in the light and still I wonder…
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is an on-coming train. Choo Choo! 😯
I’m certain…that blogging has enabled me to connect with amazing people I would never have known before. 🙂 Thanks for the words of ‘uncertain’ wisdom, Nancy!
Thanks, Vivian. Most times, I’m OK with uncertainty. But when I considered the DP Chellenge, I Wish I Were, uncertainty loomed large.
Lots of loose ends tossing about. With no one to tie up the laces.
I love it! By the way, how do you write a poem, with all the “enters” with a smaller line spacing than the regular space between paragraphs? Because when I write a poem on WordPress, it’s way too stretched out. I’ve tried doing it on Word and copying it, but it makes no difference.
Thanks, Barbara. To single space poems, I switch from “visual” (on the editing screen) to “text” and remove the space between lines. Then I switch back to visual to add images and check overall appearance. Hope that helps.
Yes, it works! Thanks.
Yay! Glad to help.
Another easy way is to hold down the shift key when you push enter. That works for me.
Thanks, Judith. Good to know other ways around the Mulberry Bush. 🙂
There’s a lot of dark, isn’t there? I think you are a bright light in all that space, Nancy!
Thanks, Debra. Most of the time Spirit Lights The Way well enough for me to see the path unfolding. I only get bogged down when I want to peer beyond its headlights.
Well, if the suspense doesn’t kill us, there’s a long list of other things that will! I can’t dwell on what I don’t know, so I look for the good in today. Some days that is harder than others…
Exactly the right attitude, Janna. Insisting on knowing the unknowable makes us anxious and fearful about what’s coming around the bend. If not downright cranky.
The DP Challenge, I Wish I Were, got me to pondering about what “missing” from my life. Not much. Except for certainty. That seemed the perfect theme for Halloween.
The only thing we can be certain of is that one day we will die regardless of who we are and how much money we ahve.
Love the poem 🙂
Thanks, PiP! We are destined to live in the dark if we try to see past the NOW.
I’m just nosy enough that I want to know. I settle with lots of uneducated guessing 🙂
Yes! That’s it . . . I’m nosy. I’m not asking for much. Just a few fast facts. So I can make suitable plans for a future that isn’t veiled from view.
It’s one great mystery just waiting to be solved.
The clues are contradictory, eh? In some spheres, we are clearly making progress on “becoming better beings.” In others, we’re regressing . . . and leaving a wake of destruction in our path.
Time will tell. When she’s good and ready.
Hi Nancy….here’s a slide show I just put together from pages/booklet I created a few years ago, when things weren’t going so well for 3 family members…as I recall, the blotted ink was from tears… the difficulty of not knowing or being able to fix things….acceptance of “not knowing,” ….uncertainty and not being able to figure it out… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYEvlcF26oo I’ve learned a lot since then, and learned vastly more acceptance…at times.
Thanks, Kathy. I’m OK with uncertainty . . . most of the time.
But when I considered the DP Chellenge, I Wish I Were, uncertainty loomed ~ Lots of loose ends tossing about with no one to tie up the laces.
I’m OK with “not knowing” . . . but if wishes came true I would know far more than I do. 😎
“I’m OK with “not knowing” . . . but if wishes came true I would know far more than I do.”
I am ok with not knowing or understanding–but I am not sure I really want to know more than I do. When we are given more, more is expected of us in return. Most days I have enough on my plate…
I expect you’re in good company, Patricia. As they say, curiosity killed the cat. MEOW! 😯
I just knew Heisenberg would crop up somewhere while I was away 😉 One thing I was certain of – there’d be lots of fascinating posts to read when I came home!
Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” applies to life, eh? No matter our desire for certainty.
Welcome back!