Happiness – March 13, 2010
In the afternoon I watched
The she-bear; she was looking
For the secret bin of sweetness-
Honey..
Maybe she grew full, or sleepy, or maybe
A little drunk…
And began to hum and sway.
I saw her lift her honeyed muzzle
Into the leaves, and her thick arms,
As though she would fly-
An enormous bee
All sweetness and wings-
Down into the meadows, the perfection
Of honey suckle and roses and clover-
To float and sleep in the sheer nets
Swaying from flower to flower
Day after shining day.
The bear turns into a bee and floats in interconnected nets.
We turn into being and happiness in the web of existence-
Caught, floating, flying.
What causes you to be sleepy or intoxicated with life?
I have thought a lot about this one. At first I thought of settings like floating in the ocean or watching clouds go past.
ReplyDeleteBut happiness is when I am with one of my children and their family. Even being separated by great distance for long periods of time, there is an automatic falling into similar thinking and doing again. A comfort level is obtained with only them. The grandchildren and in-laws seemed to have learned it, too. The ultimate is to have all three families together. Just watching them all interact well with each other is a mother's heaven. I know why the tradition of the gathering at the elder's house for Sunday dinner when families live closer together is so important. A reconnecting and sharing incidents of the past week is so important. We can still connect by telephone, but being together is the best.