living can be like this
a richly detailed and connected entirety
pierced by the soft glow of insight and understanding
more often
i can know the entirety of a single leaf
my ambition
to know the tree
through the leaf
it seems more reasonable
coming to terms
1 day ago
9 comments:
I'm just waking, and this is the first thing I'm reading this morning. It's better than the sun peeking over the horizon! You've shared a gem of wisdom here, particularly in those last four lines. This is a keeper for me!
Rick
Oh... yes. definitely!
Perfect. The images, the sentiment, the profundity. Thank you Steven for this poem.
thanks rick. enjoy this sometimes sunny, sometimes clouded over day. steven
valerianna, sometimes it takes me a while to figure out the obvious! steven
aguja thanks for your kind comment. steven
one leaf at a time, then the branches, then the trunk. Learning is a natural progression if we let it be...
pauline - it's a process - taking it all in, learning about what's important or useful or valuable, then moving that learning into the whole of life. steven
Yes. That's how it is. It's a relief to practice on small things.
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