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Peering
Through eyes tight with pain
Wondering
How long this is going to last
Thinking of a way to make it past
This annoying hindrance
Life and love surround me
Happiness and joy
That everyone can see – but
What lies beyond this world of mine?
What more is there when I close my eyes?
Sightless I sit in solitude
I hear a baby bird calling for its parents
It’s time for food his cheeping says
Another calls its incessant too-wit
To herald another shower of rain
A whirring at the window
Tells me a dragonfly is near
Coming to see what this strange barrier is
A rumbling grows louder as it nears
A car is straining to make it in top gear
There is a low susurration of sound
As the ocean follows its ebb and flow
I hear bubbling grow in heated tempo
As a kettle is brought to boil
I smell tea brewing in the pot
And hear it pouring into a cup
I smell the delicious aroma as it is brought near
I catch the aroma of something sweet
A pastry of some kind I think
Yet there is a sharp tangy scent carried with it
A filling of tart fruit inside the pastry
The taste, sublime, even more intense
As the fruit and pastry are carefully nibbled
The tea is sipped slowly
The fragrant aroma floats over the tongue
And seeps into the senses
A sigh – Who could know
Fruit Danish and tea could taste even better
And the world outside could be heard
With a greater intensity
By resting my eyes from the pain
The world has given me a new refrain
A delight for the senses refreshed again
To see and hear is such a boon
Yet they live again renewed
Eyes open once more, almost too soon
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A million words can be used to describe identity and what it means to you or I, and when we’re done, a million more can be used to interpret what we’ve said. Identity, part of that unique quality which remains almost indescribable. We can catch a glimpse, a new insight into identity and turning around find a new insight is laid bare before us.
“Don’t let a day go by without asking who you are…each time you let a new ingredient to enter your awareness.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
Blessings and Insights to enliven your days.
Ciao, Susan x
© Susan Jamieson 2013
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