Less spruiking, more list’ning .. at meetings on Earth.

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God, help your boys (and me), to have the grace

to ask good questions of the others round,

and listen carefully to every face

(and body) that would speak, as we have found

that language isn't all about the words

that make up speech or get writ down in text.

We learn from you* (and those in packs and herds*)

that acts and body-placement are less vexed..

well, ..methods of communication which

(especially when it comes to) show off love -

are fuller, more consistent, they don't ditch

and leave folk high and dry. They're "from above"*.

As James remembered his big brother* for

the sake of helping little brothers* round

to follow in his footsteps; he said more

to listen, less to speak. Anger be found

less quickly to rise up within our selves,

if we were to please God - to make his day!*

Thus not left high & dry up on some  shelves

with 30 years & future CROSSed a WAY*!

And here & now, he calls to follow him.

from this place in the world, on dusty streets,

to please what makes a mate be  fairdinkum -

(by being it - with ev’ry mate he meets!)

And strangely, taking up our own cross too*,

and dying by that tree (that brings on  death)

to all our hopes for glory in this zoo,

this womb, as though we don’t need ev’ry breath*.

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Notes

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