h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

wordless, wandering, waveless sea
soundless speaking, endless be
i spent my days wandering there...
i left my footprints in the air

faces shell-like, sounding smiles
laughing tears, walking miles
i kicked the earth to see it fly,
hit a whisper passing by

black reflections, sunken fears
sights and sounds from fallen years
torn desires, agony stirred
long i listened, this i heard

and just when i'd turned to go,
a laugh did leap and catch me so,
mountain light, music free
drinking kiss, crashing sea

"Here's another - i drink to thee!"
i sought you,
found me

broken winds, passions still,
i can never really drink my fill
flower child, wait awhile,
will come again to see you smile...

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Author's Note: Does anybody understand this?

Yes and no.

Ineffability means that words dont do it justice, but I "grok" it.

Any Zen that can be caught and explained by words is not Zen.

Do not ask for explanations but experiences inspired by it.

yeah, that's what i meant... did u grok it?

considering _I_ wrote that stuff... how can you (or i) know that you did, indeed, grok it?

And when at last
I paused to fly,
A wandering fish
Sailed idly by;
I turned askance,
A wondering sigh,
And fell upon
My singing cry.
'Oh listen loud
And mark my touch,
A longer moment
Left as such'
The laughing flower child,
Growing old,
Turned, smiled
And winked so bold.....

What's this, a competition?

Love it. [the alleged competition, the poem]



-- db

Why don't you check out my other stuff in the AWW?

My fav is "Wisps of tea..."

-- db

Hehe. Glad you like.

Competition? Continuance? Reply?

Any or all.

Will take a look at the others.

'By mistake on a sleepy spring night' is my favourite. Love it.

Later.

And the one i didn't want to write, too!

-- db

Of course! Thing is the best poetry, writing, whatever, tends to come from intensity of whatever nature.

Not sure why you didn't want to write it, but I'm glad you did.