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face="Times New Roman">Hi You All,</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">I know you have been waiting with baited breath to hear
my explanation to my poem, <U>Just Do It</U>. So (drum roll) here it is. I’d
love to get some feedback if you have the time and inclination.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I think even if I didn’t have a
blank-out in our session, I wouldn’t have been able to put this stuff together
extemporaneously. But I tried.<U><o:p></o:p></U></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">In verse one and 2 I’ve attempted to take the behavior of
life to create itself and to participate in the process of evolution, down to a
fundamental level.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The poem states
that there is the foundational drive the yin and yang (masculine and feminine,
or positive and negative, or black and white, and all polemics) to unite. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One plays a seemingly passive role of
advertising eager receptivity and the other takes the active role of seeking
out. That is basic not only in biology but all forces in the universe.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The question asked is does this amount
to an intension devotion or love? The verse only poses the question. Not an
answer.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">In verse 3, ‘Mother is a manifestation of the feminine
principle who awaits discovery by the questing male energy. The verse is an
attempt to universalize the ideas in the first two verses. Any mystery not yet
fathomed by mankind or other intelligences is seen here as the feminine. The
implication I try to make is that mystery has an active side which is the come
hither power. In biology it is often expressed by pheromones. But any mystery
will be alluring to a seeking intelligence that wants to know. . So the ‘Mother’
is the mother of discovery, invention as well as life. Mother, mystery, feminine
are all manifestations of the same quality.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The following verse says that discovery is a two edged
sword. Penetrating the mystery can have many different effects. It can be a
force for good or evil. It cannot be predicted. The desire to understand, to
conquer, is constant. But the outcomes will be both good and bad. Thus the
Pandora’s Box analogy. Creativity, or the union of the yin and yang, will never
cease so Pandora’s Box will never be emptied or closed. Another analogy here is
the eating of the fruit of knowledge in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Eden</st1:City></st1:place>. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">In the final verse, I want to believe that love, passion,
devotion, referring to the questions posed in the first two verses, are all as
discussed above. It’s an uncertain world when you don’t know what’s coming out
of the box. But I have faith that it’s all good in the end, even if I can’t know
and understand it all. So I choose to accept this quest, represented by the
original egg and sperm. I will seek discovery, pursue mystery, and follow my
passions. They are my guiding stars. I accept the bumpy unpredictable Rhode.
This is, with the belief that it’s all good. Thus the title. Just Do
It.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">I hope this doesn’t confuse you more than it elucidates.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Leonard</FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>