Thinner than Gauze

Did I write them down

   words that blink

 in phrases 

in ideas 

    from nowhere 

  and everywhere

Disconnected

  little stems 

   for story, 

     essay or

       poetry.

       

     ~~~~~

Little notebooks 

on table and desk, 

 filled with notes

  wise words

directions ~ how to shape ideas

  notes to self 

a grocery list for apples and oranges

 bills to pay

  phone numbers

    dates from messages

Not as cluttered as my thoughts

  ~ but close

At least notebooks are solid

  ~ thoughts are thinner than the finest gauze.

“Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come 

unsought for are are commonly the most valuable.”

~ Francis Bacon

(1561~1626)

How Could I Not

May 30, 2024

How could I not get up and out

after all it’s not 30 below, 

I have a beautiful pink umbrella

and a green rain jacket 

but that may not be necessary 

because snow is falling ~

melting before it hits the ground 

sifting thro' waving green leaves

flat grey skies hover over the evening.

How could I not get up and out?!

“There should be a rule against your own inner monologue 

throwing around that much sarcasm.”

~ Jim Butcher,  Ghost Story

The Silence of In-Between

In the spaces between 

 family name 

   schools

    

     group membership

we live alone 

   

   to know ourselves.

 To belong to the wider world 

    fills us with vulnerability. 

In groups of family or friends 

  we risk being lost. 

Lost in 

    ideas, 

   opinions 

         beliefs 

       image

until we know that

   belonging begins in 

the silence of in-between.

“Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging.”

~ Tara Brach, psychologist