
Author: Daniel Behn
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Willful equilibirum
the wakening of a conch
the intentional sound of beauty
brings me out of my regular stupor
and trivial annoyances.
As I look up into the
enormity of a million butterflies
My eyes glaze over,
and my spirit claims its place
in the richness of the world.
Soft fern – upreaching firs
Awe captured in oohs and ahs,
camera clicks and glee
Today the butterflies remind of the best in us.
Today, on my birthday, life feels harder and easier.
New challenges, but also greater joy,
more heartfelt, more intentional, more shared.
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Encuentro con un árbol
Siento el pulso de las palabras que leo, el pesado significado de dirigir cada una, la livianez de decidir su ritmo, los silencios, las pausas, cuando me acuerdo de la intención, de la tonalidad.
Siento las incongruencias en mi actuar, requiero de respirar para alejar lo que no soy yo – o lo que no quiero. Por que también soy mis sombras, lo que requiere acción y voluntad y no relajar.
En el silencio está la posibilidad de elegir mi siguiente paso.
Camino a ti querida tierrita y voy a buscar dónde me encuentro, dónde me pierdo en ti…
Me encuentro contigo: scarred trunk, orgulloso relato de tiempos antaños. Living amongst magnificent expressions of colorful and towering life. You, my carbon-based friend have become a stout reminder, not only of our past but of other uses, of another perspective, less vibrant, more homely. The constant flow of the river outdates you and I. The sweet young fragrance of the the flowering bush is a la mode, the fruits of the ciruela litter your floor. You remain a sculpture of your movement, your reaching to the stars, and pointing to receiving of the mountain. You probably witnessed the introduction of the Jacaranda trees and the excitement of the people that have come to enjoy, the song of the reverential, the song of the overjoyous, of the levity of being – just being.
As the water trickles, as the bird sings, so does the mountain partake, and returns our smile.