Fleeting Moments of Careful Thoughts

If our thoughts work the way I think they work then…

I hope they float and flutter away

Like bubbles with butterflies,

Onto someone’s head

Or meet Someone else’s eyes

Here they are nothing but soot sprites–

Dust bunnies collecting more dust

And for what? Let go, love anew

Brighter light bulbs are headed

Towards you, for you, and you alone.

A newspaper in the wind

Or a leaf carefully crestfallen,

Nestled on the shoulder

Of this autumn coat.

Leaves will come,

Let them fall,

–Leave them–

Let them drop.

Have them be the sound of your walk

Let the foliage float and flutter away

Like those butterflies and bubbles

On this very spring day

Where everything grows

But won't stay that way

So let them float and flutter

Today

This spring day,

In the coming fall,

Let thoughts work the way they work

Don’t be plastic wrapped by them all

Or your head and your eyes‘ll be wound;

A fly in a spider’s thoroughly threaded web.

A fly in your very own web.

Don’t be the spider, the fly, and the web

All at the very same time

You’ll be bound to fall

Down that thoughtless wishing well

Where your thoughts first called.