The rock is hard, will endure the storms and will make for a firm foundation - but maybe not a great bed for the sick to lay on, a bandage for a wounded solider. We have our hardnesses and our softnesses for a reason. And if we understand our own purpose, we can use them to meet it. Nice short piece.
You know, if everyone felt this way, we would do something about global warming, & balance the scales of justice. Zen philosophers belief that in some reincarnations, some souls choose to come back as a tree, or a rock; it is so lovely there are a few of us who appreciate the gesture.
I like this poem very much, Sumana. Truly I believe we can connect with everything. Whether living or dead, animate or inanimate, we can find a connection with all that exists in our world.
Love.. writing.. air.. blood stOnes.. swiRling gOlden elecTrons of human nuclEus in flesh and hair.. a grain of sand.. a rock of life.. a connection to stars above.. exist.. in brush.. of life and light.. in loving nature one.. as us..:)
On my trip to the west a few years back, rocks that caught my attention were the souvenirs I brought back. One that was heart shaped from my sister's in Az. and one from the Crazy Horse Monument for example. They mean more to me than anything I could buy in a tourist spot.
L.O.V.E. Reminds me of "The Cloud of Unknowing"--why limit what we can learn from connecting with anything?
ReplyDeleteThe fine art to connect
ReplyDeleteThe rock is hard, will endure the storms and will make for a firm foundation - but maybe not a great bed for the sick to lay on, a bandage for a wounded solider. We have our hardnesses and our softnesses for a reason. And if we understand our own purpose, we can use them to meet it. Nice short piece.
ReplyDeleteah - a rock is a sure foundation and will not break easily in a storm - for me it needs both - the soft and the firm - the unmovable and the adaptable
ReplyDeleteLove the wisdom in this beautiful piece :)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully executed!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Yes we exist and we're connected and that's marvelous. How lucker than the rock we are because we can be aware of this.
ReplyDeleteprofound - I'll have to think on this one. A good poem stays with us and makes us think.
ReplyDeleteI admire the simplicity and wisdom of connecting to all ~
ReplyDeletei envision you connecting with something soft... like a rose petal
ReplyDeleteYou know, if everyone felt this way, we would do something about global warming, & balance the scales of justice. Zen philosophers belief that in some reincarnations, some souls choose to come back as a tree, or a rock; it is so lovely there are a few of us who appreciate the gesture.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Sumana! Get the best from what they can share with us and face a world more prepared!
ReplyDeleteHank
Beautiful. Last night I read that if you look at a rock, you are looking at a million years of history. True.
ReplyDeleteShort, sweet, and to the point. I like that. Peace, Linda
ReplyDeleteI like this poem very much, Sumana. Truly I believe we can connect with everything. Whether living or dead, animate or inanimate, we can find a connection with all that exists in our world.
ReplyDeleteAmen. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteVery nice !
ReplyDeleteLove.. writing.. air.. blood stOnes.. swiRling gOlden
ReplyDeleteelecTrons of human nuclEus in flesh and hair..
a grain of sand.. a rock of life.. a connection
to stars above.. exist.. in brush.. of life
and light.. in loving nature one..
as us..:)
Succinctly put, in a very Buddhist (or Jainist) way, that inter-connection between all creatures and things, great and small.
ReplyDeleteI love the brevity of this deep truth--we are all one.
ReplyDeleteOn my trip to the west a few years back, rocks that caught my attention were the souvenirs I brought back. One that was heart shaped from my sister's in Az. and one from the Crazy Horse Monument for example. They mean more to me than anything I could buy in a tourist spot.
ReplyDeleteWise words. We need more connections based on humanity, the common need to be loved and cared for.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love this thought:
ReplyDelete"I too exist
Thus I learn
To connect with all"
The rock holds firm in the face of challenges. It exists to carry on existence. A lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteThe rock doesn't waiver and holds steady through life
ReplyDeletea new favorite ~
ReplyDeletecool piece. I like the idea that we can learn from any and anything.
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