Jnana Hodson- A Poem

GO ON

with our daily itinerary crushed by

overbooking

and the inevitable breakdowns

the first thing we eliminate is what we need most

for long-term well-being

the very practices for sustained spiritual health

as individuals and together

*   *   *

where what would appear simple

is not necessarily easier

but stronger, in the end

to respond to our neighbor more than ourselves

even our own families

neglects our own worth

*   *   *

drop what you can

and return to the pooling

open repose

with focus as the essence

of simplicity

in the pleasure of increasing devotion

go on in

Jnana Hodson’s chapbook, Harbor of Grace, was issued in August 2012 by Fowlpox Press. The author of two published novels, he blogs at Jnana’s Red Barn (jnanahodson.net).