being the pelican and the sardine
anxiety about the cracks
climbing up the teeth
,
and the crumbling body
and the rise of the index quotient
.
let these all fall away
like a veil
,
see above the mountains
into the nature of the clouds
,
and the color of atmosphere
.
here it is
,
storming without anger
stillness without peace
.
it all flows without joy or anguish
,
these are for your benefit
existing in your spectrum alone
,
constructs as guideposts
helping you to find the way
.
until the end
concern yourself with pleasing
,
with taking and giving
,
with making structures stand
,
with creating the aesthetic
.
during the in between of your birth
and death
,
allow for the breath
through the canopy of the sky
,
for the sight
through the cover of the stars
,
for nourishment
through the ocean of ripples
,
extending on and on
,
an endless succession of movement
,
cradling the rays
and whales and angel fish
,
the pelican and the sardine