Sunday, January 19, 2020

Be Here Now

Weirdly inspired by Nick Flynn's "Parrot."





Don't be attached to time.

Hurl rocks into the emptiness.

Listen to music. Sigh.

Be in the chair you're in.

That poetry book to the left of you holds aching wisdom.

The device on the right -- the news of the world.

Don't be attached to either.

Look for the unexpected rainbow.

Watch the Little Blue Heron fly.

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