Cornerstones
Tomorrow is coming
But while today’s still here
Take time to smell that flower
Which you always seem to rush right past.
Pick one less thing to do
Be an open channel
Take the long way around
Then think of nothing.
Empty all from your vastness
Including those constant reminders
Just walk and be by yourself
Sit on a stone,
Overlooking a lake
Take this moment with you
Let the winds your soul caress
Forget all unwanted fears.
Just let yourself go
As far away as you wish
Set off in a direction
From which you derive inspiration.
Cast all excess adrift
Retain the cornerstones
The semblance of your origin
See yourself in your truest light.
Accept where you are
Govern oneself according
To your own expectations
Not what others think is best.
See life beyond its shallows
Let things sink in gradually
Lose the need of instant gratification
Endure by persistence.
Listen, but do so
Discriminately
Take the initiative
Hear your inner spirit.
Do not control the sun
Be a sibling to the earth
Let love seep through your pores
Be patient as your sapling grows.
