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What Am I Doing?
Allowing my trick body
finally to slow me down
so I can savor the gifts
of an accidental life.
Is it okay, Holy One,
that I’m just sitting
here enjoying
the occasional sparrow,
effervescent finches,
rainbow of flowers,
light and shadow play
in the pear trees,
horse tails dance
in greengold pastures,
and surrounded by music,
Mozart and the tricolored
blackbird—
not writing letters
in behalf of political
prisoners or even listening
to my neighbors’ troubles?
“At last,” says God,
“one of my creatures
I don’t have to worry about today! Mazel tov!
Carry on! Enjoy!”
I’ve finally opened
God’s birthday present
and discovered the true
purpose of life—
to enjoy it!
So from now on
my spiritual practice
will include plenty
of long periods of doing
nothing but giving
God a good time.
Alla Renee Bozarth from “Moving to the Edge of the World” |
