Life Lessons
By Dr. Tina Tessina. Posted on .
Life
is worked
On a wheel
Sloppy, slippery
Formless base clay
Rising coaxed, caressed,
Coerced and beaten into shape
Tested in passion’s consuming fire
Until worthy to catch and hold
A bit of the liquid grace
Pouring unceasingly over us.
© 2006 Tina B. Tessina (adapted from It Ends With You and The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again)
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