No knowing it all
or even anything close
No reason to know it all
or even anything close
What’s to know, really?
Anti-intellectual, you say
Not at all–
Just giving thinking a rest
Sit, still the mind
Give your breath your attention
In and out
Again, in and out
Easy does it
No hurry, nowhere to go
Rest, smile, free yourself
No need to hold on–to anything
Feel your inner fire–
Burning brightly
Didn’t know you had one?
We all do, so do you
Get a sense of yourself
Not this or that–
Just yourself–
That which comes before
Rest
Let go
Ah, that’s the place
Be! Right there!
Poetic Alchemist 
Polona: Thanks. You are so right. Not easy, at all.
not thinking appears easy until we start thinking about it…
love this, don.
Dan: Thanks. I thought you might. LOL
I second that motion.
Gautami: Thanks. Yes indeed, give yourself a rest. Breathe easy. Rest in the moment. Hold on–to nothing, not even yourself. Let go of whatever holds you from peace…
Floots: Thanks. Yes, that is true. Silence is also a voice. After all, Simon and Garfunkel remind us” the sounds of silence…”
Andrew: Thanks, and well, rest!
Kai: Thanks and amen is right!
I am trying to give myself a rest…
you are so right
“give thinking a rest”
trouble is – even the “still small voice of calm” tends to have something to say 🙂
thanks don
Thanks for the advice, my friend — I needed it.
Amen