Openings … Magnificentia

 

First taste of pure water trickles downward,

Each droplet a stream of delight and coolant,

for the creature in me.

Refreshing and renewing,

purifying a body,

and perhaps soul,

in thankfulness for today.

 

A mind set with only these thoughts,

pass through or become part of this water,

heading into a ready body

adding no weight,

merely meeting all needs.

No more or less.

 

It is the purity needed,

the cleansing power of spiritual want;

each bead cooling me down,

as it descends on a journey.

That is life desired,

the way I should be.

Openings … Knowledge and Wisdom

When I was young, I thought

Only owls and old teachers were wise,

and knowledge was contained in Encyclopedias,

JAMMED full of useless stuff to help me pass a history test.

Now I know the truth is what comes first.

Then knowledge and wisdom.

 

“Teach me wisdom and knowledge,”

Psalm 119