Friday, May 01, 2015

Bean Counting



This is life beyond the wire,

the deep reality of things that matter most,

or at all, when consciousness is summed

and the accountants of joy have made their report:

the willow pitching its chartreuse tent

over the underground spring,

the vivified flies strafing in harmony,

the drum circle of pileates claiming their territory,

the sarvis berry blooming when you weren't looking,

distracted by nothing of substance — say income,

say achievement, say recognition — small beans

at the end, under a comfort of cumulus.


Sarvis