A Pantoum Written Pre-Ian 9.26.22 "Place of Mind"

This poem inspired by Richard Blanco's "Place of Mind" which uses the pantoum form of repeating lines in specific ways. The italicized line in my poem is from his poem.

Growing older, I'm settling in

Maybe even permanently so

I'm curious of the future

Feel no immediate needs

Maybe even permanently so

I stay in the moment, now

Feel no immediate needs

Of what does my Act 3 consist?

I stay in the moment, now

Rest my brain -- heart -- soul

Of what does my Act 3 consist?

Accumulation of the "mes" before?

Rest my brain -- heart -- soul

Remember to be Big Sky

Accumulation of all the "mes" before

Always beginning, yet always ending

Remember to be Big Sky

Growing older, I'm settling in

Always beginning, yet always ending

I'm curious about the future

4:05 pm

9.26.22