Cognizant Heart

The mirror unstained

Reflecting a spring day

Frogs entering with great songs

Thoughts thinking

Crows cawing

Old wounds calling

wonder of wonders

Ah! But the lunch line remembers,

the septic pump soaking up the darkness,

remembering to invite that part that limps

staggering under the weight

determined to allow the movie star

to embrace the cripple.

Bringing the luminous mind to bear

witness to the fire of the heart.

John Travis 3-8-05