the tonic of stillness
Posted: September 27th, 2017, 4:14 pm
Huxley knew about the doors
but there are windows as well
and hatches and chimneys and chutes
and ladders, secret panels in bookcases
gateways to perceptions of ultraviolet light
it's up to us to keep the hallways clear of junk
accumulated over decades of mindless consumption...
maybe we can try to forget the toil of daily work
so little time for meditations of the universe back then
just lots of schlepping the kids, endlessly mowing the grass
trimming the overgrown boxwoods, rashes of poison ivy...
.......and these were all noble endeavors of course.......
making the ends meet, connecting the dots of necessity.....
circles... of existence in a world where we no longer hunt
for rabbits and squirrel like our granddaddies, as we hike
along the paths to longer teeth and less hair
but these days I want a little more
I want to stare at a elm with total disregard for the bark of time
I want to keep my sidewalk clear of ice and twigs, set out
the Welcome mat,..... wait for inspiration to knock
but there are windows as well
and hatches and chimneys and chutes
and ladders, secret panels in bookcases
gateways to perceptions of ultraviolet light
it's up to us to keep the hallways clear of junk
accumulated over decades of mindless consumption...
maybe we can try to forget the toil of daily work
so little time for meditations of the universe back then
just lots of schlepping the kids, endlessly mowing the grass
trimming the overgrown boxwoods, rashes of poison ivy...
.......and these were all noble endeavors of course.......
making the ends meet, connecting the dots of necessity.....
circles... of existence in a world where we no longer hunt
for rabbits and squirrel like our granddaddies, as we hike
along the paths to longer teeth and less hair
but these days I want a little more
I want to stare at a elm with total disregard for the bark of time
I want to keep my sidewalk clear of ice and twigs, set out
the Welcome mat,..... wait for inspiration to knock