another kind of breath
Breathe upon us another kind of breath
one you cannot hold, nor anyone
:- Doug.
Archive for January, 2019
Concrete floats in the air!
I do like floating, gossamer things. They too can be concrete. Concrete floats in the air!
:- Doug.
seek over and again to understand
Meaning speaks through poetry
I do not yet but must seek over and again to
understand
:- Doug.
Word speaks through me
Word speaks through me
Word is not me becomes me
Nor word nor image—clear
:- Doug.
Travel in foggy air
Whoever says “I” must always and ever move
I once thought myself solid, now I am dissolved
Torn to shreds, scattered in acid pools
I now touch wider ground and travel in foggy air
Whoever is no longer is—more: affects
:- Doug.
richly wrestle you
memories richly wrestle you
you will want to cry “uncle” but we
will not let you
:- Doug.
Evanescing
Elders work toward an
expansiveness, evanescing, and evaporating of being
of, for, and by the generations
:- Doug.
In creative moments elders
In creative moments some elders
move beyond the limitations of
their age
:- Doug.
Eldering reverses art
Eldering reverses art
presenting the people with
new problems and elements
:- Doug.
new elements
The elder is presented with—seeks—new elements, issues, and pathways, seeing these as valuable for the generations.
:- Doug.
Another way to
It may be wisdom
like spirit does not inhabit the elder
rather another way to
:- Doug.
Footprints in the Windsm # 1839–What inhabits your heart
Footprints in the Windsm # 1839
What inhabits your heart
has far more power
than your timidity supposes
Please pass it on.
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What do elders value?
What do elders value? Learning; spiritual exploration; non-material completing and fulfillment; meaning and purpose; peace with the world;
:- Doug.
