Mummer

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. - Thoreau

I could no longer speak,

For life had made me tired and weak.

So I gestured the words.

And hummed all the chords.

If only in my heart.

Playing the part.

In a closed-for-business Wal Mart.

Living and breathing revival.

Ever cognizant from whence I came.

Each day oddly the same.

A tongue can be silenced but never a soul.

Whether in a castle or a cardboard box.

Eternity is an awfully long time.

White-faced with a nuclear chagrin.

I whispered pain, hurt and betrayal.

If nothing but a lame portrayal.

Thumb to forefinger.

Signifying and dignifying A-OK.

Another glorious day.

Holding back tears with an East wind.

So that I could cross over.

God tossed me a coin and flashed a peace sign.

Creation's loyal, loving pantomime.

Wiser and not dumber.

Hell's air-guitar strummer.

I am life's stark, hemmed-in, euphemistic ...

... mummer ...

Author's Note

"You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've always tried to be the one who sees the light at the end of the tunnel. ( I see the glass as half full, too.) I think in life you simply have to have all the gusto you can muster up just to get through every day, for at the end of the day, that's what it all comes down to. You always fascinate me with the way you create these pieces, Pete. Much respect, my patriot friend!

[Pete]

how great that you are that way! i've always vacillated between half full and half empty. you are so right about just doing our best and getting through each day. thank you ... :)

[Sami Khalil]

Less is more. No need to complicate life and things. We need to live in simplicity and harmony. Those weights in our minds and upon our shoulders weigh us down unnecessarily. Small things and gestures make big difference in life. That is what I get from this wonderful poem Pete...