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Bear Wallow (1 of 1)-11-2_art blog“Walk Into My World” — Computer Painting by kenne

Continue to digest the emptiness

The wise say all things are
connected in the Universe,
and remain so throughout time —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

The foolish create aliens
from the unknown
“see the dragon in my garage” —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

Still trying to understand the message
in our fleeing experience
we seek to be identical with the stable —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

 Our impermanent passing experience
is where knowledge exist
by not minimizing the significance of the whole —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

Nothing can be retained
even knowledge, like the fruit of the tree
decays as soon as it is ripe —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

As gatekeepers to all things connected
by opening the gates to experience
we learn to love and care for others —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

Seek not to ripen on the tree of knowledge
for knowledge that is “crystal clear”
only decays when ripe —
Continue to digest the emptiness.

To stop connecting is to
is to see the fruit as a constant red
let the shade is constantly changing —
continue to digest the emptiness.

Because we may lack the realization
should stop us from crawling
with the “struggling ant?” —
continue to digest the emptiness.

As our reality is narrowed
our ability to connect
creating meaning and value is diminished —
continue to digest the emptiness.

— kenne

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