River mood 2

amidst the turmoil

of belonging

in or out

the joyless

education of

assembly line children

I seek 

the truthful presence

of the river's waves and flow

Sky

Earth

World

the small contains the big

the big contains the small

it offers itself freely

there is peace

in the simple action 

of being and creating

empathy

River mood

once more

I am pulled towards

the river

the big dirty snake

with its hidden

treasures

of appearing and disappearing

beaches and wash-ups

eery silence of solitude

amongst the people of the world

the contradictions

of being part of and apart from 

poor and rich 

side by side

pure grainy sand

clinking sound of glass 

with every wave awash

 the beating of my heart

Gratitude

Gratitude 

for knowing the soft soothing

of simplicity

of being together

with no words or

the must of doing

the distress when the Light(ness) evaporates

when the restlessness of

searching doubt takes over

washing over me like 

torrents of waves

submerging - feet in the air

slowly finding back 

to the essence

to stillness within

gratitude for knowing and sharing 

I am learning to be with

soft - touch - gentle

simple moments of being and creating with my boy