a hallowing, a treatise?
what stagnant symbol dines at the table
audacious,
pregnant with fullest emptiness?
how can sloth be married to the crossroads?
how can body-mind safely set down burden-loads?
crashing precedes splintering,
splinters splay waiting for the sole to prick-
gasp, investigation, intermittent shock.
blood drawn or not
any interruption is a pivotal one.
mind drops everything but throbbing spot
eternal instant,
absorbing the lesson. electrical sponge.
goose V moment passing
life wakes up and walks on...
or drifts back to troubled sleep?
i ask you this, beholder.
your eyes are not fixed in their sockets
(yet, say wizened mutations, deepening their pockets.)
survey now.
see your tandem gifts
(will, perception) laid out before you.
will stillness bring you harried aversion
noxious deadly sin of slowness
ticking and tapping?
or will it show you a lustrous texture,
give meter to the swaying trees
raising life into vibrancy?
if you could (and you can)
which would you choose?
I love it.
ReplyDeleteYes, it seems there are so many kinds of silence. There is the silence of a zombie... "will stillness bring you harried aversion noxious deadly sin of slowness ticking and tapping?"
We know that deepening silence that is empty of all thoughts but alert and full of life:
"or will it show you a lustrous texture,
give meter to the swaying trees
raising life into vibrancy?"
Beautifully written.
"blood drawn or not
any interruption is a pivotal one.
mind drops everything but throbbing spot
eternal instant..."
mmmmmmm....i love that! whew...Yes, there are those intense moments that stuns the ordinary mind into stillness and silence. After awhile, almost anything in nature does that to me. That feeling is so powerful it just leaves no room for thoughts or definitions. And then, it really starts to get overwhelming...
much Love,
j