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.
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Fishing
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.
Stars Everywhere
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.
What is Trivial?
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.
Water Dreams
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 Love of God
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
Swimming
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.
Feather
We live in an amazing
World. The physical
World is ruled by laws
Of science. If you drop
A bowling ball and a
Feather at the same
Time the bowling
Ball will hit the
Ground sooner.
However, if you
Drop a bowling
Ball and a feather
At the same time
In a vacuum they
Will hit the ground
At the same time.
There is a lesson
There somewhere.
The Tree
The little boy stood in
Front of the huge tree
Which seemed to reach
Up to heaven. He stood
There for along time
Without saying anything.
A breeze began to blow
And the boy began to
Hear whispering voices.
It was the tree saying
Take care of me and I will
Take care of you in love.
I Did Not Do It
The moon looks down
With wide-eyed surprise
Don’t look at me
I didn’t do it.
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