The White Egret has just landed
Poised it strikes a handsome pose
Enchanting calming
Of course it has no concepts
And does not feel enchanted
It sees us when it does
Through its own different eyes
And partially different needs
This is just a picture
Not the living thing
It is a kind of half-way place
A rest-stop on the road
Between this being classified
As bird and labeled as White Egret
And us
A minor homage to the world
Of living beings
A salve or balm to sooth
Our souls or hearts or minds
Whatever’s deepest in us
That feels delight and fear
Promise
And says to another living being
Namaste peace to us all
Salaam Shalom
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019 at 8:03 PM UTC
The White Egret has just landed
Poised it strikes a handsome pose
Enchanting calming
Of course it has no concepts
And does not feel enchanted
It sees us when it does
Through its own different eyes
And partially different needs
This is just a picture
Not the living thing
It is a kind of half-way place
A rest-stop on the road
Between this being classified
As bird and labeled as White Egret
And us
A minor homage to the world
Of living beings
A salve or balm to sooth
Our souls or hearts or minds
Whatever’s deepest in us
That feels delight and fear
Promise
And says to another living being
Namaste peace to us all
Salaam Shalom