“Heat Wave—Pushing Through To Do What Needs To Be Done On A Very Hot Day”
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SOUL
THE DAWNING LIGHT # 139 Friday June 2, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 127
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HEAT WAVE— PUSHING THROUGH TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON A VERY HOT DAY The heat is intense today— Working out in it, Heat wraps around My hot body like A thick blanket I can’t take off, Penetrating to my very bones— Heat which seems to Have taken over the world, So there can be no escape— Throbbing, pounding, relentlessly Burning through everything, Always coming on with More and more heat, Sapping my energy, Eroding my strength, Making every thought A supreme effort in This overheated brain, Which begs for relief. Yet, today I must do What must be done And so I go on working— With shirt, pants, boots Soaked with sweat, Arms on fire, Breath coming in gasps As I plod toward the moment I can call the work done, When I can get into my truck, Finished but frayed, Done but utterly undone And I put the truck in gear And drive down the hot road, As a hot wind Comes through the Wide open windows And its little wings Fully set to catch Any breeze, going Faster and faster Down the mountain To escape, to Get away, to go home Where I stagger out, And barely seem to Make it to the Shelter of my room, Where a hurricane fan Is turned up on high, Blowing cool air over My naked body, Heaped like a sack Of dirty clothes Across my bed, Eyes trying to focus, Legs and arms in a tumbled Mess, unable to move or speak— As I finally reach that space Where I escape the heat For a little while. June 21, 2017
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“The Forest of Talavan” by Indradyumna Swami
Photo Credit: Nicola Smith “Pushing Through the Heat of a Hot Afternoon”
Calligraphy by Chinmayan
IMage Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Retreat
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