III. Setting a Table for Truth

A poem on setting a table for truth

Photo by Anna-Marie Musico

Trample on a Valentine's rose,
Discard the pearl to the swine, 
Pull the wick from the candle,
Add dirt to the champagne-

Then you will know, in part,
The cost of truth’s words.

So take the darting knives,
Carry the boiling pots,
Pick the splinters from the 
Table and set the plates-

Then you will know, in joy,
The value of truth’s worth.