Fingers

the fingers move

words emerge

thoughts arise

flow commences

life perceived

fingers pause

thoughts dry up

flow freezes

life rises

into sunlight

where clouds linger

until its dark

then fingers drop

softly towards the ground

Maybe

I have a friend

who's ill

he may not recover

maybe I won't hear from him again

Here, Now, and Eternity

There are things

like a nice cup of green tea

that are definitely in the Here and Now category

but there are things

like the mysterious flow

that sit as Eternity.

it is better to be in Eternal flow

than petty now

but it is possible to bridge the chasm

to make the trivial experience Now,

Eternal

Numbers

it's always about numbers

you can pledge lifelong love

utopia for all

you shall go to the ball

but in the end

the king, he's in his counting house

and his treasurer is checking the numbers

we all bow to the numbers

Done

done

what was needed, done

dusted

done

and dusted

perfection in its own way

perfection in the only way

imperfect as it is

Gem

gemlike she appears

then disappears

gem to me

lost to me

gem to me

treasured by me

gemlike

spirit

not material

gem

Circus

The circus is in town

the clowns here in force

the showmen show off their muscles

the high wire walkers scare the audience

It's not my circus

I didn't even want them here

The monkeys are running around

seeking attention

Not my monkeys

but they're making the audience

whoop and holler with their antics

the circus will leave town

and we'll clear up the mess

leaving behind nothing but stale memories

all the performers will go back to where they came

all the local adjoiners

will go back to their own shows

the Cadzow Burn will flow as it ever did

and with some luck we can get back to peace and quiet

and a focus on the task at hand

which is to just do what needs done