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The Universe

Published on March 7, 2003

for LJ user ldy

For those who praise abstinence, the big bang
seems quite an obscene and vulgar notion –
that the entire world would just simply hang
together, making circular motions

without a divine rudder seems absurd.
But the cosmos doesn’t need approval;
it did just fine before the written word,
coping with addition and removal

of all kinds of humorless parasites
with a simple shrug and a hearty laugh,
finding beauty in each new thing in turn,

never bothering with property rights,
only possibilities, knowing half
would gladly sing along, or want to learn.

07 MAR 2003

Observance

Published on February 12, 2003

It is so fragile
our tenuous grip on life,
this vision we use

this vision we use:
we see only the surface
with our eyes open

with our eyes open
there is so much beyond sight
that remains unseen

that remains unseen
which fills the sense of wonder
without touching us

without touching us
the whole world is illusion,
without our presence

without our presence
the universe continues
not missing a thing

not missing a thing,
just simply being aware;
that is true living.

12 FEB 2003