Because a man has read a book does not mean he is a wise man
by
Donal O´Flynn
from The Tailor and Ansty by Eric Cross
That night in the stable, the three wise men
were the only ones who had read books.
All the rest became victims of circumstance.
Characters amazing in their own right.
To be written and talked about for centuries.
Totally misread and miswritten about.
Loved, forgotten and again remembered.
Buried, resurrected. banned and exclaimed –
as the notion took in our wise men - at different times.
But in the end - we all know - deep in our hearts –
it’s not just a wish ‘’The truth will out’’
-who is to say the Cross, the Crescent, the Cabala, Confucius the Krishna’s etcetera etcetera
will not one day manage to find common ground in Truth?
I ask the question.
Istanbul Literary Review - May 2010 Edition (#17)
Donal O´Flynn
Ireland
Donal O’Flynn hails from Charleville, Cork, Ireland . Married to Kathleen, they have three grown children. An engineer, his work has taken him over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and America. Passionate about poetry and a regular attendee at poetry workshops and readings at the White House Bar, Limerick, he's been published in numerous anthologies, newspapers and journals. Lost Grace has just been published by Revival Press and is Donal's first full collection.
