Working at the museum on
The weekends was a break
From school and the usual
Routine. It consisted of
Standing in one place for
A while and then switching
Places with the guards on a
Schedule. It was fun to watch
The people as they walked
Through the museum during
The four hours I worked. They
Didn’t realize it but they were
On exhibit as much as the
Pieces in the museum.
They rotate around the sun
In fixed orbits in a regular
Fixed sidereal schedual.
Humans have come up
With a lot of meanings
And interpretations
Derived from these
Mysterious planetary
Bodies. I know the
Planets have told me
You are meant for me.
When my father took my
Two sisters and me fishing
At the local lake, we spent
A lot of time watching the
Bobber on the end of our
Bamboo poles. They rarely
Moved. Our dad tried to
Cheer us up by saying we
Were drowning worms.
That made my youngest
Sister cry. Those were the
Good old days we look
Back on and laugh.
Look up in the sky at night and
Find billions of stars lighting
Up the universe. People on
Earth wish upon a star. Other
People believe their future is
In the stars. Stars are used by
Sailors to navigate the seas.
We have given names to all
The stars. We would be lost
Without the twinkling stars.
Every day people come into
Contact with all sorts of
Situations and decisions
As to what is meaningful
And well, what is trivial.
We want our lives to have
Meaning and purpose.
Living for a cause is the
Way to live a non trivial
Life. That makes the
Difference.
We all came from water, the
Old teachings say.
Babies are birthed underwater.
People of any age learn to
Swim, without any coaching,
Dream of swimming to deep
Depths and meeting other
Life down below. This is
What people of the water
Dream about.
The world around me
Is full of examples of
God’s love
From sprouting seeds
To magnificent clouds
And sunny days to an
Innocent smile of a
Tiny baby and the love
That made it possible
God’s love is everywhere
When I was in college I paid
Big money to take a beginning
Swimmng class and began with
The basics
During one class I was in at about
Chest high level and without
Realizing it drifted into the 6 foot
Depth and did not know how to
Tread water
Lucky for me, someone grabbed me
By the hair and pulled me to the
Shallow side
In later years I naturally and without
Any stress taught myself how to
Swim and it did not cost a thing.
Wordman of Alcatraz 