POEM: A TRAMP SPEAKS
by
David Francis Barker (DF Barket – Restless Art)
Reblogged with permission.
Soon after he arrived I gave him
some food. Half way through
his ham and eggs he raised a fork,
pointing it at me as if he had
a thought:
“The universe is where you are, not
somewhere else. Belief is the key,
not truth. Truth is relative,
subjective,
so don’t look for it.
Believe
in what’s important
to you
and go all out. Then keep it
to yourself.”
© 2012, poem and portrait, David F. Barker, All rights reserved
David F. Barker (DF Barker – Restless Art) is an independent poet, writer and artist. He paints mainly in oil, but also occasionally uses acrylics and watercolour. He often experiments with digital art. You can see some of his art work HERE. David writes articles, usually about artistic, local, political or timely themes, as well as short stories and longer fiction. He is a professional poet and his collection Anonymous Lines is available at amazon.co.uk and amazon.com David has had a life-long love of history. He has a large collection of books spanning various epochs, but his consuming passion is English history. He makes music, too. Guitars and sounds of all sorts have been his friends, his solace for years. Very much in line with the Into the Bardo philosophy, he feels that all creativity is the same, it springs from the same source of mystery. He has no idea where it is, he only knows he must answer the call. J.D.
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