Sunday, June 26, 2011

my ambition


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

9 comments:

R. Burnett Baker said...

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

Valerianna said...

Oh... yes. definitely!

aguja said...

Perfect. The images, the sentiment, the profundity. Thank you Steven for this poem.

steven said...

thanks rick. enjoy this sometimes sunny, sometimes clouded over day. steven

steven said...

valerianna, sometimes it takes me a while to figure out the obvious! steven

steven said...

aguja thanks for your kind comment. steven

Pauline said...

one leaf at a time, then the branches, then the trunk. Learning is a natural progression if we let it be...

steven said...

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

Ruth said...

Yes. That's how it is. It's a relief to practice on small things.