LADDER
I keep seeking a pure day
affirmative in each stirring of the wind
in the willows
in each sun sparkle on the sea.
But instead I get questioning notes
all around my scale of melodies
down the basement steps of yesterday
up the bell tower of tomorrow.
A pure affirmation perhaps exists
only in the realm of angels
who hold the keys to golden dreams
and answers true .
I follow the path of the flitting white butterfly
circuitous and magical
seeking the pure day
to live freer than the thousands
of delighted students finishing classes
at the end of a semester
freer than the burdened professors
and tired blue-collar workers
freer than the rich businessmen
and their illimitable servants
all purposeful
but no longer spontaneous
nor mindful of joy.
I keep seeking a pure day
a companion to my most daring emotions
in the spring of promises
but instead
I get quizzical stares
stony silence which melts to welcome me
when I remember to smile.
I go up
turn and watch a bird in flight
marvel at his song rising
even in the threatening sky.
What unbridled notes burst forth,
or is it as mechanical
as our melancholy moments
in the trill of summer’s season?
Up the ladder of consciousness
I get a sense of being a part
of some larger fleeting process
perennial and international transformation
of life on the planet.
I keep seeking a pure day
again and again I return
to the unfettered flight
of the dark butterfly
the soaring bird
the rising note
in a microcosm of time
affirming life on earth
in the wind, in the breath
that nurtures
in the flower that inspires
in the ocean of light
in the fire of presence.
The Psychic Dimension, Part II (558 pages) is a collection of 36 sci-fi/paranormal stories and the new work is the companion book to Jay Dubya's The Psychic Dimension.
Let your children enjoy the wonders and adventures of pets that join a family, bringing joy and heartwarming moments to their everyday lives. This story is about Tubby and Riley, two dogs who needed a good, loving home.