Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Options––poem by Dorothy
Options
It is, of course, possible
to build a world within the world,
inhabit an invisible kingdom
where the noise of the street
can no longer enter.
But even then
there are decisions:
shall one simply continue
in the familiar routines,
tea in the morning,
the walk around the park
at noon.
Or else branch out
toward unfamiliar items
on the list,
the trip to Nepal
postponed for so long,
the thangka for the living
room, still waiting
for your purchase,
the full set of Mozart
you pine for.
Why not?
These are all possibilities.
Or else you could simply
sit in contemplation,
thinking about all the pieces
that have gone into the making
of the crazy quilt of your life,
still pondering
how it fits together,
what it might all mean.
Dorothy Walters
September 24, 2018
