By Billions of hands
Grew from the maiden's sunlights
Flying from the mouth
By Billions of hands
Grew from the maiden's sunlights
Flying from the mouth
Dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions!
the whole boatload of sensitive!
— Allen Ginsberg, Howl II.
Flying from the mouth
hot words sting with no remorse
the struggle ensues
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
~Albert Einstein
the struggle ensues—
conscience constantly battles—
do or do not—why?
Some of us laugh
Some of us cry
Some of us smoke
Some of us lie
But it's all just the way
that we cope with our lives...
do or do not - why?
wait for seaslugs with a grin,
live without a cause.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Live without a cause
quietly embrace nature
fulfilling my dreams
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
~Albert Einstein
Fulfilling my dreams
Easier said than done;'cause
Obstacles loam up.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Obstacles loam up
my freedom is compromised
by the daily grind
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
~Albert Einstein
By the daily grind,
Insistence, break out backs
Wheels, cogs of progress?
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Wheels, cogs of progress
force the ticking clock onward
and forward I head
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
~Albert Einstein
And forward I head
To forage for my dinner,
Order out tonight?
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
order out tonight?
I'm on a diet of fruit
and beans or cow soup
My hide hides the heart inside
And beans or cow soup
just won't do; I crave a more
hearty fare of love.
Hearty fare of love,
Not just on Valentine's Day;
A daily portion!
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A daily portion
of aesthetics I desire
my pen is nearby
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty
~Albert Einstein
My pen is nearby
Thoughts are pouring rapidly
Immersed in silence