Contemplation

CONTEMPLATION

I reflect on friendships

Come and gone

Those lost in past

Those new found

Some are deep

From which bounties we reap

Some are profound

Souls both simple and renowned

Some fly by

Leaving us

To question why

Others flow through time

And become refined

Some bring pain

Some dissipate

Others, with lessons remain

I read words

That bring me peace

Knowing from pretense

I am released

Intentions pure, sincere

Do draw me near

And yet detached

I lose fear

Lyrical the voice

That speaks to me

Like a brook, a bird

A sweet melody

A heart that dares

To show it cares

With no expectations

That I’m aware

A souls who’s presence

Doth embody

All these in essence

The window to

That soul I see

And within I may swim

An eternity

What is it we seek

A peace of mind,

Of soul replete

Making us whole, complete

I embrace this state of being

Though my future

I am not seeing

I do not take for granted

The friendships

For which I’ve been granted

I breathe a sigh

And contemplate

At my present state

And smile

For what doth await

-Shiidon, October 2010

This weekend I reclaimed my dining room. For the first time in a very long time I started to eat my meals in the dining room. I miss the boys being around but that small bit of civilized life is refreshing. The photo here I took as I was finishing the poem. This is my neighbors back yard and part of mine from my dining room window. The benches are set up to look over the drop off to the creek and the rustic greenbelt beyond. As I sat there I reflected more and more on life and this poem came to me.