Saturday, 2 March 2013

Tiny boat

God bless this tiny little boat
And me who travels in it;
It stays afloat for years and years
And sinks within a minute.

And so the soul in which we sail
Unknown by years of thinking
Is deeply felt and understood
The minute that it's sinking.

by Michael Leunig
Boating at Sorrento © Jennifer Phillips

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