Monday, January 14, 2013

James Broughton: "This is It"


This is It
and I am It
and You are It
and so is That
and He is It
and She is It
and It is It
and That is That

O it is This
and it is Thus
and it is Them
and it is Us
and it is Now
and Here It is
and Here We are
so This is It



"This is It" by James Broughton, from Packing Up for Paradise: Selected Poems 1946-1996. © HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.

Photography credit: Unknown.




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  1. alifemorebalancedMonday, January 14, 2013

    So beautifully said. Nice find.

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  2. UnknownThursday, April 15, 2021

    love this!

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  3. Barb ChamberlainSaturday, January 14, 2023

    Makes me think of Dr. Seuss with its galloping meter, while being so profoundly true. Love it!

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  4. Barb ChamberlainTuesday, January 14, 2025

    This goes so well with Galway Kinnell's "Prayer" on this site. https://www.ayearofbeinghere.com/2013/09/galway-kinnell-prayer.html

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