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Lila, at Play

(“The Night Sky”, 2014, original oil)

Lila, at Play

The world conforms to the wishes of those in it
Not necessarily to what we want
But certainly to what we need
Mirror-like in reflecting all we bring
Yielding to all we project.

And so cultures throughout history 
Create their own world view paradigms
For the next to build on
Or tear down.

The modern world is still the age of reason
Ruled by logic and mechanical processes,
But it hasn’t always been so 
And it won’t always be so.
The world as it is
Conforms, mechanically or playfully
And that depends on us.

I don’t know about you,
But all things being equal,
I’d rather live in a playful world,
Not one devoid of reason 
And immersed in magic and mystery,
But one in playful balance.

Where plants can talk and animals listen
Where sunlight heals and sings
Its ancient song
Weaving lattice bridges
To distant stars
Across time and space, mind and matter,
Linking then and now, us and them
Together.

(9/14/25)

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