princes poets n mystery

today a visiting lad
spoke at the temple about
listening to the mystery
actually he used the g word
but you know...
and it was good n solid n entertaining
but not
a mention
of silence

ahhhh blessed silence
which teaches n admonishes
strengthens
brings you to tears
confuses
enlightens
crowds
makes space
our greatest companion
our deadliest enemy
the challenge
the goal
n the journey

i try to teach the poet n prince about silence
looking
quiet
waiting
but childhood in the west seems
to
negate any hope of that sort of thing
the young prince is a natural
contemplative
it seems
he takes life slowly
lives the moment fully
he often can't be rushed
he'll do whatever it is
when he's ready
-especially when it comes to school!
any parent will tell you
how frustrating this can be
how to go slow is impossible
when theres
music school sport church ballet cafe swimming biblestudy party
to get to
n i have resisted until the last few days
when i have found myself thinking
maybe he's right
n we're all wrong
could i live his way?
the new position is a chance to reinvent
not only my life
but the families
of negotiating n challenging how we live
and what we really want
or need
how i relate to the prince n poet
what i place priority on
n how to mould these youngs ones
into fully human little wonders

these moments come only
rarely as we age
chances of being
not doing
moments of grace n
mystery

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