Passing Calm
A wave of calm passes over me
In this stillness, I have no expectations of myself
or of the world.
I am small
and just a passing visitor
on this planet
Tomorrow may bring me back
to a state of feeling discontent
and rivalry with the world
But at this time, I am in peace
and nothing can disturb me.
The Quakers talk of this silence
this hum of space
And give abstract names to it
But it doesn't need one
It is only worth enjoying
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Ian Mccleary
Poetry is important to my life because it gives me a way of saying things I never imagined were in me. My poems deal with all kinds of subjects, my attitude on today's culture, art, corporations, nature, etc. But these aren't the only things that I write about in my poetry. I don't have a favorite poet, but probably Michael McClure is the poet I have learned the most from, from his readings on YouTube.
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