Now Begin ...

enter without entering 

pitch a tentless tent 

spark a fire but no flames 

set your billy to boil without water

add your tea without leaves

strip your intentions 

loosen your culture, leave it behind 

relinquish acquired ‘knowledge’ 

siphon away perception

strip yourself bare 

naked outside, 

inside, 

inside-out 

empty, light, all of it light ….

now begin

Reviews

[Gee]

To busy, bills to pay, a daughter to raise, mother to look after,( and mother in law)
How nice would it be to just say " f**k it" and upsticks, live for 6 months, see the world, experience different cultures.
Like many though, I'll probably be echoing these wishes off the inside of my casket.
Good morning KWP

[KWP]

morning Gee - no way take that backpack and go baby go - I was in South America for nine weeks with the fam bam over summer - couple of hikes and five countries later we came home with a pack full of memories and not much more :D

[Gee]

Got ties. Ma in law doesn't keep to well and stays with us, plus, I ain't got the balls....
Does sound so inviting.
Got to say I do enjoy reading your chats with David, interesting to say the least. He's my favourite character on here, but don't tell him :))

[KWP]

um hello - wot about me - no fave here ??? :D

perhaps I am not here enough these days ... yes David - Love David - but you are right - don’t tell him - that stuff will go right to his head for sure :D :D :D

[Gee]

Oops, of course m'dear, that goes without saying. If ever I say "my favourite" always take it that "2nd" precedes, as of course you are my FAVE :)))))))

[KWP]

ahahahahahahahahahahaha that’s all I need for a lazy sunday afternoon - mucho love to you and momma in law X

[Gee]

Enjoy the rest of your day, take care.

[Nipplegrinder]

A call to embrace simplicity. I like this a great deal.

[Rosie Brooklin]

I interpreted this poem as a necessity for simplicity. I agree that we all need to strip the frivolous things away and learn the beauty of natural soul. Very well written and thought provoking!

[Ashwin Shanker]

I absolutely loved the followed lines:

siphon away perception
strip yourself bare
naked outside,
inside,
inside-out

I think what you meant is this is what we should all do before we sit down to write? This is how I have interpreted the poem.

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed your thoughts. Good to have little and enjoy the gift of the outdoors. Would be a better world, if we needed less. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[KWP]

and thank you for the read - as always X

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure my friend and you are welcome.

[Ghost]

Nice way of saying to let go of everything inside of yourself and completely start over... I feel like I am doing this right now so I found the message here to be strong thank you... Thank you for sharing this poem

[KWP]

Thanks for your interpretation - so happy it resonated - nice to see you here X

[J. Alicia]

such sweet words. Your use of words is inspiring

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we take so many precautions we forget to live...this is about taking chances, stripping to just the dare..and taking it.

[KWP]

It’s so true ... time to live - thanks J - hope all is well X

[Cherrie Palmer]

It is hard to lay down preconceived ideas and look at something old with a fresh approach, I love the simplicity and honest feel of this.

[KWP]

Oh hello! Nice to meet you. It is hard to let go of ideals yes - I think if we want it bad enough, we can do it X

[Cherrie Palmer]

You have a very natural, I look forward to reading some more

[Ms Paragon]

Strip away the old to make room for the new.I liked the message.Well-written!