The Man with Grass Growing on his Back

Suffused Into our Humanity

As You Are,

You Breathe

Our breath,

Sigh our Sighs

Move with us like Water and Wind

Tug at our Bellies

some of us Listen

Others Not

sometimes you have a flute

sometimes a fork,  a cup, or crowned with vine,

Millennia of Descriptions

have tried a hand

at Portrayal

we fail however at seeing

You

part of Us

Earthbound

Mysterious

Instinctual Wisdom

so frowned upon

by centuries of  Virgin Birth

followed by centuries of Reason

Yet you defy them all

Carrying, as you do

an Intelligence

not to be changed

By Place or Time

Painting by Felix Vallotton La Source

Painting by Felix Vallotton
La Source

 

3 thoughts on “The Man with Grass Growing on his Back

  1. How beautifully said, Kiki — that we are suffused with this primordial wisdom. It seems that instinct has become devalued in our world. What I sometimes wonder is whether it is like a muscle — do we need to use it in order not to lose it?

  2. Dear Kiki – Such a deep insight and so beautifully expressed. It stirs in my mind an abundance of thoughts. It’s been said that we are co-creators with the Divine whether consciously or unconsciously. If unconscious of it we also create a baggage we carry which at some point we must unload. Consciously, we then are able to see it unfold … in it’s own time.
    Thank you!!!

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