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Poem: Fountain of Being, Fountain of God

By: Christi Ortiz

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Poem: Fountain of Being, Fountain of God

Poem by Christi Ortiz

Like children splashing

at an abundant, bottomless well

we take our spoons and scoop the water

into our laughing mouths

and human bodies

with delight and giggling,

knowing that we could never plumb its depths.

our bodies too little

to contain its holy, infinite, liquid exuberance,

but we shall keep drinking and splashing,

knowing we will die trying

because we could not do otherwise.

Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion.  She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.
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Daniel Pschaida
Daniel Pschaida
1 year ago

We only splash and zip a trickle of the infinite depths, so true!

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