no sound

he made no sound

laughing

though belly bobbed

though cheeks bounced

though hands waved

he made no sound

laughing

like some dog whipped

silently snipped

Don't Perturb flashin' 

nervously 'cross his mind

in a death-trap house

a forbidden zone

making sound splatter

so thus he was there

in comedy's air

making no sound

laughing

*Reflections of Alan Jones:

  -Human beings take a long time to come to maturity.  We are not made overnight.

  -If we would learn about love and the making of the soul we have to enter the world of metaphor, and image.  We have to surrender our desire to control reality by analysis and system building.  These are vital skills for human growth and flourishing; but love (and therefore soul making) require surrender.

  -Soul making involves the willingness to cultivate a certain disposition towards the world and to other people; an attitude of receptivity and openness.

  -The hardest part of moving into mature believing is to allow oneself to be the object of God's delight.