A Fool Can Learn to Be

A fool!

Yes, a fool,

chasing the need to ‘be someone’,

skirt tailing to be noticed,

waving a flag called success.

Oh you, 

you Yahoo!

Millennia have passed,

and still, we try to ‘become’. 

“Hahahahahahahaha!”

Can you hear it?

Can you hear the Everywhen?

He is bellowing, booming with laughter, 

at our meagre attempts 

to stitch ourselves into 

our own supercharged, 

intrinsically designed, 

intensely colourful,

purpose built,

embroidered life.

Stop, 

breathe …. 

Walk with me into the folds of nature.

Let us lose the path and walk beyond.

Let us walk until the sounds of ‘success' 

are all but a forgotten trickle in the stream.

Let us sit within nature, where life asks for nothing

and we too need naught.

Where 

the blade of grass grows just to grow,

the birds, bees and butterflies pillage the ever giving flora,

the wind passes just to pass, bringing with it a fresh burst of life,

the sun shines on with everlasting kisses on the backdrop our home,

natures food chain continues the cycle 

without a bawdy fight for any kind of fanfare.

Where life enters and leaves rather quietly,

in its own expression of time.

Stop,

breathe ….

Let us listen, to the unbecoming.

Let us too, unbecome.

Let us unravel, undo, unlearn, unknow. 

For this place

is where a fool can learn to ‘be’.

Author's Note

hit me with your best shot :) X LOVE X

Reviews

[Willard Wells]

Maybe I am not in the mood to hit you with my best shot, This to me is a fact of life that too many of us go through life not seeing what is around us. We need to stop and enjoy what has been given to us. Life is what you make of it. I like the words and meaning you have expressed here.

[emmajoy]

' Let us listen, to the unbecoming. - Let us too, unbecome. - Let us unravel, undo, unlearn, unknow. - For this place - is where a fool can learn to ‘be’.'

This is a preciousness of words start to finish. This is the civilisation Man has created for itself TURNED UPSIDE DOWN and how it should, could be. NB Assuming we all begin to protect the natural world instead of raping it from core to outer layer.

Beautiful writing, written via a very special heart.

[KWP]

hey beautiful one .... lovely to see you ... it's early here .... 5:20am on a Monday morning in fact ... and so another week begins ... ahhh ... but you ... I see you first thing ... what a delightful treat .... must mean I am going to have a cracker of a week I'd say ... thank you for you words here ... your insightful way of life adds meaning to my being X

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the wisdom of the words.
'Stop,
breathe ….
Let us listen, to the unbecoming.
Let us too, unbecome.
Let us unravel, undo, unlearn, unknow. "
Fool can learn life is unfair and seek the better place. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ruth]

Nature is truly the eye opener and redeemer, we can unfold and just be ourselves in nature, her lessons are poignant and life changing if we embrace them and her wisdom, beautifully portrayed love :)

[Philip Muls]

Let us too, unbecome. Let us unravel, undo, unlearn, unknow.

Brilliant poem on facing reality in nature, doing away with the character lie of civilisation.
They call it groundlessness, openture, lostness. You describe it so well and yet it is so very difficult to do.

I'd appreciate it if you could read some of mine.

[KWP]

Hello Phillip and nice to meet you :)

Thanks so much for your thoughts here ... interesting ... lostness .... when really we are the ones who are lost :) I will pop by your works X

[Philip Muls]

Happy to meet you too. Look up the concept of openture as opposed to closure. You will find it interesting. Only he who is not looking for answers or closure will find them. Only he who is completely lost will grasp at the essence.

[KWP]

ahhh ok - I will go look it up but your description here makes perfect sense now ;) - cheers X

[Ladysue]

Your voice in this piece is so engagingly and peaceful..what a lovely serene feel in this poem..calmed my breathe instantly. Nature certainly does provide a wondrous sanctuary and teaches us many things. If we can find that nature within us, each of us, peace would be. Beautifully expressed.

[KWP]

to become more peaceful every day ... a certain intention :)

thank you my friend for reading X

[Gee]

Got to admit I often wear my pants over the top of my trousers and rush around being all heroic,can't help myself,I'm just that kinda guy.....Loved this,would be nice to cast off all the worries,ambitions of life,unburden the soul,must have been great to be a caveman......"right honey ,just off to slaughter an unsuspecting critter for dinner.If you get chance go forage for some fresh herbs and get the kids to leap up and down on those berries as this hunter gatherer will be drier than an Arabs sandal when he gets back.Oh,by the way,if the painters have left,could we play hide the sausage tonight,I'll ask Ffloyd and Francesca in cave 4 to look after the kids.Might be a good idea if you nipped down the stream and tidied yourself up a little.Right I'm off,oh,love us honey........"

[KWP]

hahahahahahaha lovin every word of that review .... frankfurts and all ;) XXX

[Gee]

I'm glad you approve

[R Smith]

why can we not all take that walk, I entered that field back in the 70s one day and since then lost the entrance, beautiful stuff Bossette, I wanna walk there too and you are the perfect guide X

[KWP]

I'd take that walk with you in a heartbeat bossman XX

[R Smith]

tickets booked! to the stars and beyond XXX

[andrew mitchell]

This is GOLD KWP from start to finish. One of your finest pieces and so damm entertaining from start to end. F#@k its good! sorry for the french word!:)

[KWP]

Awwww shucks bud you just made my lovely sunny afternoon even brighter - love to ya X

[andrew mitchell]

you to:) brilliant

[daninstockholm]

wow!! Superb!! as a buddhist of sorts, this really hits me in many ways, our existence is so very complicated and compromised, it's vital that we maintain our connection to the simplicity of lives best offerings, such as those that you describe so beautifully..

[KWP]

Oh hello and so lovely to meet you :-)

Thanks so much for your review ... As abuddhists of sorts but then not at all myself I am glad you can appreciate where I was headed ... I also just spent a week in the Aussie bush so that helped ... Much love and thanks again X

[daninstockholm]

You're vrey welcome and very nice to meet you as well. xx