"Close your eyes.
They are no
longer needed.
Your remaining senses
are still open inside.
Sounds become visual.
Scents become images.
Lay in the darkness
and see.
A train sounds it's horn
from a far away crossing.
It's engines drone closer,
grinding steel on steel tracks.
Red lights flash as the
crossing arm lowers.
Sounds become visual.
In your mind
you can see.
Raindrops splatter
on dusty dry pavement.
The sweetness of moisture
has scented the air.
Breathing in deeply to
olfactory sensors.
Scents become images.
The rain glistens
inside.
To look without seeing,
hear without listening.
and touch without
feeling are so easy to do.
Close your eyes in
the darkness.
Open up all your senses.
Be at peace in the quiet.
Listen to the breeze.
The night wind rustles
the twisted, aged maple.
The soft breeze dances
with it's velvet soft leaves.
You can hear them so clearly.
Taste the greenness of nature.
The image becomes clearer
in your now open mind.
Close your eyes.
The End
Nice ! Reminds me somewhat of a passage from Juan Mascaró's Tao Te Ching:
ReplyDelete"Without taking a step outdoors
You know the whole world;
Without taking a peep out the window
You know the colour of the sky.
The more you experience,
The less you know.
The sage wanders without knowing,
Sees without looking,
Accomplishes without acting"
George Harrison based a Beatles song on this which is how I'm familiar with it.
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI sometimes need to get into a state of meditation to find what I want or need to say.
This piece started with just a random thought of expression in my head. After writing it down, I then needed to follow the train of thought and see where it goes.
Sometimes I am not to sure how it will end up, but typically I have been finding the title of the piece at the very end.
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