February 10, 2013
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How Good the Life
What have I to say?
I can say the sweet things, the accepted things
the heart warming, precious things.
Speak of love and the expected things.But how hard the life?
The road of bumps and gravel dust,
of roadside weeds and ungated railroad crossings.
And always forgetting to look both ways.
The life of pebbles that break windshields
and jiggling of toilet handles to prevent a flood.
Watching dimly lit gas gauges on E
and quickly mown yards with untrimmed edges.
Oh, to notice the perched hawk, saying hello to him and following his stare as I pass
Wanting to remember the first days of the new seasons and to watch the Sun and the Moon
and to know when and where they will rise and how full it will be on my free Sunday.
How hard the life to forget these things?
How good the life?
To want these, to have hope of these.I am as much as the beetle stranded on his back.
For even he struggles to right himself and live.
If he, then so will I.DSS
Comments (21)
nice...
oh, yes. sometimes the mind is a blessing, and sometimes a curse.
is the beetle blessed, with no mind, but connected to All? because, so are we.
(smiles) You certainly go right for the BIG questions: good to remember to stop and smell the roses...sad, that we have to be reminded. How far civilization has gotten from the "garden," and not a crumb in sight to find our way back home. Nice, John.
xxxooo
@ed408 - Thanks for stopping by Ed.
@Bels_Kaylar - The beetle's drive for life is without thinking, I've always thought it as an example of what's deep inside us. Our ability to struggle is an instinct, in our DNA. Thank you Kim.
@SandraErickson - Most of us live on the bumpy roads, the not so perfect life. Most are struggling too hard to spend precious time dreaming. We are so lucky to be able to. I'm afraid none of those roads will take us back to the garden. In our innocence, I wonder if the garden was ever the paradise the we think we remember. What we remember as children is seldom the same as what is remembered as adults. Thank you for the rec Sandra,
@Iamsurrounded - You are right, of course: civilization can only move forward. There are those who believe it is toward an enlightened utopia; others fear we surge like lemmings to the edge of the cliff (and beyond). Only time will tell. Myself, I remember simplier times and try to de-stuff my life. Living in the camper this summer was most helpful in this: less things=less time to take care of them=more time to do the things I really want to do - which, ironically, is making more stuff! Ha.
Yes, indeed: EAT MORE KALE.
xxxooo
@SandraErickson - I must get some Kale, and give it a tasting.
I love this one~ I am taking more time to appreciate life...
The older I get, the more precious and beautiful life is. This was so excellent John!
@murisopsis - I am very glad you liked this Val!, thanks for the rec!
@heart_beep - Evidently the appreciation of life increases with our age, of course I mean our young age!
Glad you you liked this, thanks Jill!
@Iamsurrounded - I liberated Thera's Eat More Kale 4th of July Bernie Sanders momento bracelet...but I need an address. heh. Just saying...
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