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The Traveller, by Andrew Carter

14/2/2021

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TRAVEL​
He travels selling free stories
about riches – mostly within.
He paints pictures as a side hustle,
with tender loving brush strokes.

Open-minded folk love his stories;
tales too painful to comprehend.
He uses his artwork as a softening touch
to mirror unacceptable truth.

They are amazed at his art -- except for some,
who won’t understand. So, they ridicule him and
abuse him. They make him unwelcome,
wherever he goes. So, he moves.

He carries messages of wisdom and love –
as a gentle word turns away wrath.
He travels under the radar scorning death,
speaking unpalatable truth. And, he moves.

4 Comments
Mary Wallace
15/2/2021 04:06:44 pm

So lovely.

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Andrew Carter
16/2/2021 03:58:29 am

Thanks, Mary. He's the only figurehead in history to bear so much wrath returning love for it.

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Sue Clayton
17/2/2021 12:57:47 am

Those who read the stories and admire his art will surely bask in his wisdom and love.

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Andrew Carter
17/2/2021 12:09:15 pm

It's never failed to amaze me how his words of life can make us see, Sue. So easy to forget others are still blind (as we were all blind), until a little time in his miraculous Word shows us how to see. Best compilation of sixty-six books to bask in.

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