after too many days
i find my self
standing again
i do not watch
but listen
to my breath
in my nose
through my head
throat, chest, belly
what must be added
what must be taken away
just this breath
this long history of days
of me
added in the pans
banging the clock
ticking the fan
rattling in the
kitchen with the pans
the wind
the car that comes
boomboombumping and thumping
down the street
vibrating the window i breathe
i cradle the center
i hold it
and becomes a palpable thing in my hands
the holding of holding
it is
cradle
one last
i breathe i hear and feel a snap
in the back
tension going out of the spine
i see a bird
black? starling?
i wonder if my timer will work this time and
diingngngngngng
i am done
and i laugh
at the fact
of this occurance
of sights and sounds
silly ornaments
on a
silly frame
what is added
what is taken away
and i have to laugh
at the fact
that i laugh
at this fact
...inspired by mark's irony...
...puttin' the Po' in NaPoWriMo...
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You have the capability to make every day occurrences come to life in your words..hope you didn’t have a timer on when you wrote this 🙂 Wonderful JC!
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Thank you Jen–I’m trying to make my words an every day occurance, and to use my words to help me make this standing practice (its a form of meditation) a daily occurance, a daily practice. No timer when writing, but I do use one (with a lovely soft tone) when I’m meditating.
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HA! I recognize that mind! Well done as always, JCC!
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Thank you Z — I practice standing meditation from a Taoist/Taiji tradition, but often practice it in a Zen/minfulness manner. I find it lends itself well.
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can’t talk … breathing …
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…meaningfully…I am sure…
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JCC–oh, I love, love, love this. Can I borrow your mind, run around in it for a little while?
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Absolutely, all are welcome, come on in (said the spider to the fly….laughing diabolically…..)….you may never get out….
Thanks — 🙂
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Hee, hee. I probably wouldn’t want to leave.
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beautifully worded… loved the ending! aaah, it’s always so nice to come here…
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…always nice to have you here Miri. Thank you–
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Incredibly zen. When I tried walking meditation one day crossing the parking lot to work, I thought “Wow. I’m getting good at this.” Then I fell flat. So I noticed the scrape and the pain and the tears on my cheeks. Alice
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Maybe the reason you fell is because you thought….?
😉
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Pretty sure of it. I was so proud of myself.
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OO this is good…
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Thank you —
Good to see your face at this window.
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Good to be back: I’ve missed the view
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i wonder if my timer will work this time and …
Brilliant. —CC
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