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When the Mind Wanes

WHEN THE MIND WANES
In jeweled sky he doesn’t count stars’ grain Asks why for whom in dark void do they glide On starless nights he searches sky in vain Finds them in child’s eyes, asks why the stars hide. On the beach he doesn’t count the waves’ row Asks why for whom in open air waves break In the ebbed sea he doesn’t find waves grow Finds them in broken hearts, asks why waves wreck. Rain drops dripping from leaves he doesn’t count Asks how big drops should grow for them to fall When the leaves dry he calls clouds to dismount Feels the eye lash wet, asks why do tears crawl. Deep in psychic space he sees his mind wane Blind in his world, they say he is insane.
January 11, 2018.

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