Unseeking Seeker Poet Free verse

The House That Jack Built

Jack built a magnificent house
Filled it with objects of beauty 
But in it he yet felt lonely
So he bought a dog
As a companion 
It still didn’t work
Jack was discontent
He then grew a garden
And often spoke to his plants
Who like his dog, were good listeners
But seasons changed, flowers died
And a decade later, his dog too
Paintings and crystals jeered
Desire showed its fangs
Having come of age
As for Jack’s will
It was broken

Wake up Jack ~
‘Twas but a dream

17-March-2023

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Sam Kauffman March 20, 2023 at 1:32 PM Congratulations on your win Seeker! As Dilly says there is much to ponder in your lines of wisdom that speak of the eternal ambivalence between having objects and building the internal kingdom with its foundation of bliss. Blessings! Unseeking Seeker March 20, 2023 at 9:55 PM Thank you, Sam ~ Looking for that that does not come and go, that our soul is living light, we now know