exercise part three

he realizes countless
forces of the cosmos.
and these he appreciates
throughout the day.

the radiant dawn,
the chirping birds,
the golden flower of
a roadside weed
the variegated  greens
of the pines, oaks, maples
and blades of grass, the low roar
of the incoming tide and
the tiny white beach stone.

in younger days he thought
he understood life‘s meaning.
awareness changes.  the inner self
has needs and it adjusts.