Sunday, August 18, 2019

In Thought and Deed


Without giving it so much as a
thought, I awoke today believing
in the sun, and there it was already
done. Same with the planet Earth

beneath my feet, an automatic
grounding for me, right on time
and in its rightful place. Faith in
reality, good or bad, I believe.

Coffee seems as air itself, my
precious morning functionality.
Oh good Lord yes, I do believe.
The pain which accompanied me

to bed last night greets me this
morning as the framework of my
reality...Hello arthritic hips and
knees. So then, humans along

with all other species still alive
and thriving are driven in thought
and deed by their own familiarity?
Yes, precisely! In this my re-awaken-

ing, I shall resist extinction. For today,
in form and concept, this is reality—
in and out I breathe, my unabashed
responsibility.

Chris Hanch 8-18-19

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