Hard Work

Hard work

Reaps reward

Which may be

Small & insignificant

In the eyes of

The world

But which is

Life changing

When applied

To the right situation

©Peter Bean

Shadows

Shadows

lengthen

and obscure

that which is real

Shadows

attempt

to mirror

all that happens

Shadows

conceal

wounds that

cannot heal while

Shadows

remain

close to

the surface

©Peter Bean

Gluttony

We over fish

We over eat

We over drink

In reality

We’re gluttons

We over build

We over spend

We over dig

In reality

I’m over it

We over exploit

We over explore

We over extinct

In reality

We’re thoughtless

We over work

We over pay

We over complain

In reality

I’m over it

We over travel

We over talk

We over avoid

In reality

We’re stressed

We over compensate

We over holiday

We over party

In reality

I’m over it

We over see

We over view

We over write

In reality

We’re all affected

We over hear

We over gossip

We over listen

In reality

I’m over it

©Peter Bean

Work Is An Idol

When work consumes us

Taking time away from

Living and relating

As we sacrifice

Ourselves, our time,

Our loved ones

To please the boss

The corporation,

Keep the economy

Ticking over

Air-conditioner humming

Monitoring screen and I-pad

An idol rises

Demanding sacrifice

And that is you

Your being

Your sense of self

Your love of life

All disappear

Into the vast economy

Of modern society

That does not tolerate

Individual taste or

Individual desire

To live as a human being

Rather than a robot

Of the system

Can we, can I

Reclaim the dignity

The sense of self

That balance allows

And cultivates

In a humane

Just, integral,

Valuing and valuable

Society?

©Peter Bean

The Night Invites

(thanks Lawrence S Cunningham, 28)

The night

When allowed to be night

Dark and mysterious

Quiet and calm

Starry and interrupted

Allows

For thought patterns

To be disturbed

And reality

To creep in

And then

Those who are

Part of the night

Can be invited

To illuminate

My thinking

And contemplation

And prayer

©Peter Bean