by Adrian van der Meijden

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Poem 206 I AM I am a butterfly forever on the wing, Focus of my environment In gratitude and multitude which is my food to make me sing. A ballad to my livelihood. A hymn to my existence A paean to persistence And graciousness of good. But Alchemy is incomplete The metaphor effete. It should be empathy, analysis and synthesis. The first it took for granted When first it started off as is. Empathy to get entangled and break loose. Analysis for maps and pathways Synthesis to keep it whole In every evanescent moment IN every visit to a here and now. That, more that truth and beauty, comprises all existence too, The glory of experience, The multi-hued variety. Ineffable complexity, And altogether being there.

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