just at that very moment
as the end bell rings
i have everything in its place
all is settled
the once turbulent waters are still
yet of course
there is more to be worried about
each detail will
turn over or introduce
a further detail
and so life will go on
also dreams and meditations
where the working out
has its own methods
as well as its own motivations
how?
all by coincidence
or mostly
years later
the amazement
rises to the surface
streets
requiring
aeroplane travel
jobs
chancing ones arm
day by day
and love
there in continuum
going up and down
clarity is the sublime emptiness
love is the exquisite completeness
between clarity and love
the soul and the spirit
are continuously replenished
as long as
the heart is still beating
now time
at once wasted
with half-hearted suggestions
and altogether indifferent responses
no splash of perfume
or swirl of silk scarf
no splash of cologne
or dancing in the dark
amble on
in ample time
of resonance and recovery
along narrow country lanes
with high bramble hedges
where horse and cart
carried the harvest
when forgetful actions
left one all alone
to set out
with hope
to wade
in cool clear water
to follow a path
mostly of my making
it is what I do
it is what I try to do
and if in this life
there is fear
of flight or fight
because my father
went away with another woman
and my mother
was heartbroken
out of her mind
in despair
for who knows how long
