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Butterfly Wings
Where does the butterfly
go when it rains.
I asked my mother this once when
I heard the bold thunder
chain; I was worried.
She said, my girl have faith.
But do the butterflies have faith, I questioned again.
Because I thought
that I ought
to have invited them in.
I would have let them stay long
so we could gossip a little
and become quiescently enamored with the wallpaper twiddle...
I would read to them some verse
from the Kybalion you see, and from the tulips & henbits I'd brew them some tea.
She said, no,
the butterfly have
no faith, they haven't
any time for these things.
They're either with
nectarine tresses
splitting rose colored lips,
or readied
under a flower
when the thunderclap hits.
I became quiescent.
It made me sad for the monarchs and the
painted ladies all wet.
I wanted to read to them a story and put them to bed.
No, the butterfly have
no faith, they haven't
any time for these things, I can see
The butterfly have no faith, and that's because they have wings.
Published 9th Jun 2022
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- Edited 9th Jun 2022 10:03pm
9th Jun 2022 10:00pm
The butterfly does has faith though, I'm convinced. This from observation. She has faith in her wings, and in the breezes, and in the joy of her own aerial acrobatics—singly, or in tandem with another of her own. On the breeze. She has faith in the fact that she is Alive. Great joy.
9th Jun 2022 11:53pm
That's very poetic and for that I respect.
Does the hotdog have faith that its a sandwich? or do they just believe they're going to be eaten. 😆
I mean,
what about just knowing?
I'll share a few of my thoughts since you've been so inquiring. I know these things are very confusing but this is my go of it.
For instance, take the Tao, the butterfly, & the way wu-wei.
The butterfly is in harmony with nature, and they do action
without thought of what that action is, because they are in harmony with the tao of things.
The butterfly
is tao in action. And the whole universe responds to the flutter of its wings.
I think of a quote
and I love it so much:
“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” ― Alan Watts
But anyway. Butterflies are beautiful and I'm just a writer of simple things.
I'd rather study science, it tells me more than talking to any human being.
Logic & reason, then experiment & experience, and then conclusion. Sometimes the conclusions are not what we want for certain. Science gave my mind wings long ago, and I get a lot of jive for it from people because they might understand it as something different. And they are welcome to do that, and I never bend arms over it.
But when you're familiar with the laws of physics you can bend about anything with imagination. But be careful of people's words and manipulation.
_________
(I haven't read about the magic Jesus yet but I'll get to it)
But about Jesus, (from your other comment)
I picked up that guy once over off 119th St., a few years ago. His name was Jesus. I said hey Jesus, how are you. He just nodded and he smiled at me without speaking.
Making small talk to him and in displaying my wit,
I said, I've never met a Jesus before, let alone give him a ride in my taxi like this.
I said, Jesus, am I pronouncing your name correctly?
He said, no, it's pronounced
"HEY ZEUS" I started laughing. I'm not religious in any sense, not unless you wanna count the laws of conservation of energy.
I have a personal story about science & religion and so I'll just let this all rest and get back to that. Exciting stuff though.
On poems, you'll find a few of my poems with science in the title to look up. I'm trying to gather them all to create a book of them for the kids.
Thanks for your comments. I hope you're having a terrific evening.
Have faith in yourself
and give yourself wings,
let your mind take flight with writing;
write what's burning within your heart & dreams.
Does the hotdog have faith that its a sandwich? or do they just believe they're going to be eaten. 😆
I mean,
what about just knowing?
I'll share a few of my thoughts since you've been so inquiring. I know these things are very confusing but this is my go of it.
For instance, take the Tao, the butterfly, & the way wu-wei.
The butterfly is in harmony with nature, and they do action
without thought of what that action is, because they are in harmony with the tao of things.
The butterfly
is tao in action. And the whole universe responds to the flutter of its wings.
I think of a quote
and I love it so much:
“Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” ― Alan Watts
But anyway. Butterflies are beautiful and I'm just a writer of simple things.
I'd rather study science, it tells me more than talking to any human being.
Logic & reason, then experiment & experience, and then conclusion. Sometimes the conclusions are not what we want for certain. Science gave my mind wings long ago, and I get a lot of jive for it from people because they might understand it as something different. And they are welcome to do that, and I never bend arms over it.
But when you're familiar with the laws of physics you can bend about anything with imagination. But be careful of people's words and manipulation.
_________
(I haven't read about the magic Jesus yet but I'll get to it)
But about Jesus, (from your other comment)
I picked up that guy once over off 119th St., a few years ago. His name was Jesus. I said hey Jesus, how are you. He just nodded and he smiled at me without speaking.
Making small talk to him and in displaying my wit,
I said, I've never met a Jesus before, let alone give him a ride in my taxi like this.
I said, Jesus, am I pronouncing your name correctly?
He said, no, it's pronounced
"HEY ZEUS" I started laughing. I'm not religious in any sense, not unless you wanna count the laws of conservation of energy.
I have a personal story about science & religion and so I'll just let this all rest and get back to that. Exciting stuff though.
On poems, you'll find a few of my poems with science in the title to look up. I'm trying to gather them all to create a book of them for the kids.
Thanks for your comments. I hope you're having a terrific evening.
Have faith in yourself
and give yourself wings,
let your mind take flight with writing;
write what's burning within your heart & dreams.
