Ponderable and poem for Saturday, October 24, 2009
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Alan Harris
Oct 24, 2009, 1:46:13 AM10/24/09
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The silence in an
elevator full of strangers is different from that in a forest on a
summer evening. The former silence screams of crowded separateness,
while the latter whispers of sequestered unity.
To Sleep
Body and bed go soft.
Final thinking fades to formless vapor.
Mattering gives way to "all is well."
Breathing forgets breathing.
Shapeless shadows welcome a friendly falling.
Wishes murmur up through moving images.
Dewdrop opens into endless ocean.
Time unknown . . .
Innerly free . . .
Floating . . .
Drifting . . .
Peace . . .
80-megaton alarm clock explodes.
Final thinking fades to formless vapor.
Mattering gives way to "all is well."
Breathing forgets breathing.
Shapeless shadows welcome a friendly falling.
Wishes murmur up through moving images.
Dewdrop opens into endless ocean.
Time unknown . . .
Innerly free . . .
Floating . . .
Drifting . . .
Peace . . .
80-megaton alarm clock explodes.
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Alan Harris
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