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The Pebble Wisdom
#WritcoPoemPrompt6 #Wisdom #Peddles #Life #Stillness
The river that flows down the hill,
is never able to be a moment still.
The rocks and pebbles at it's edge,
lie as steady as the dead,
despite the water surging ahead.
Should life be like the running water,
never a moment still like the tidewater,
finding stillness amidst is dubitable.
But behold a moment and look,
aren't the pebbles doing those impossible?
Lying unmoving in the current,
how is that possible?
If we hold still and look,
hold very, very still,
unmoving, like a statue,
to observe, like an onlooker,
maybe we can find it too,
the hidden depth of a pebble
to withstand the rushing tide.
Maybe if we examine deeply,
like a doctor inspecting a patient,
we can inspect our minds,
slowly and deeply, diving deep,
and observe for the concealed to be revealed.
In the process of removing
the webs and mist of our minds,
patiently and steadily,
against the current of life,
maybe we can find the stillness within.
Maybe if we look closely enough,
we can find the same stillness
found by the pebbles in the river.
© Su Myat MS
Both image and poem 😁
The river that flows down the hill,
is never able to be a moment still.
The rocks and pebbles at it's edge,
lie as steady as the dead,
despite the water surging ahead.
Should life be like the running water,
never a moment still like the tidewater,
finding stillness amidst is dubitable.
But behold a moment and look,
aren't the pebbles doing those impossible?
Lying unmoving in the current,
how is that possible?
If we hold still and look,
hold very, very still,
unmoving, like a statue,
to observe, like an onlooker,
maybe we can find it too,
the hidden depth of a pebble
to withstand the rushing tide.
Maybe if we examine deeply,
like a doctor inspecting a patient,
we can inspect our minds,
slowly and deeply, diving deep,
and observe for the concealed to be revealed.
In the process of removing
the webs and mist of our minds,
patiently and steadily,
against the current of life,
maybe we can find the stillness within.
Maybe if we look closely enough,
we can find the same stillness
found by the pebbles in the river.
© Su Myat MS
Both image and poem 😁
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