may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Thursday, February 10, 2011

"Every wave is different"(for Ken Bradshaw)

Archers know-the target is one with you.You are the arrow.
Perfection when you split the perfect score.
Ballet dancers know-each movement 's taxonomy/ecology
as defined as ragas in a structured day
Pianists know-notes cluster ,yet each has pitch and tone and frequency
Each has a voice within a symphony
You know.Each day another fresh attempt @Paradise
False starts,hallucinations,mistakes are all part of the learning
You may never make the perfect wave/poem/song/symphony
You may improvise each moment ,attuned to higher frequencies
You may pretend to perfection,knowing deeper waters beneath you,
higher angels above.You may love(unconditionally)-
and still be left,lost,alone,numb.Telling is the story-
it enlivens in your retelling.Cast pearls before sharks.
Watch their disinterest.Yet curiosity will nibble @a surfers leg
and bite a random liquid explorer to the redness of blood waves
What you value most defines you.Attunement to the highest frequencies
still means there are more beyond your range.We are here to learn
Heraclitus knew.Scraps of Sappho.Someone before you was heaven
On this earth,in these waves of air,we ride and rise and fall
Every wave is different.Surf them all...

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