A proposed experiment:
Take a day,
the entire day
even just once,
block out sight
our strongest sense:
That which we have honed
cultivated
That which we use most to assess others
and take in the world,
at least initially,
That which has created a national obsession
of looking Good, looking Young
to satisfy and stimulate
the eyes of others
That which takes in beauty
aesthetics
art
The Most
Close the Shop of Sights
for a day
Pull down the blinds.
Do it guided by someone
or
unguided, alone
Spend the day in darkness....
And you will with clarity
"See" what you hear
"See" what you taste
"See" what you feel and touch
"See" that which you missed before.
Vision.
Next experiment:
Take a day,
the entire day
even just once,
block out voice
Close the Shop of Talk
for a day of Rest
refrain from speaking,
refrain from humming,
refrain from mouthing words.
Spend the day in silence....
And you will with clarity
understand how to listen
and to
"speak" what you hear
"speak" what you taste
"speak" what you feel and touch
"speak" that which you missed before.
Truth.
Next experiment:
Take a day,
the entire day
even just once,
block out taste
an overused sense
Close the Shop of Eat and Drink
for a day
you will live
Spend the day giving your organs a break.
refrain from putting a morsel in your mouth
refrain from imbibing liquid, just water
refrain from chewing or sucking
And you will with clarity,
"taste" what you eat,
"taste" what you feel,
"taste" what you hear,
"taste" what you see
Nourishment.
Next experiment:
Take a day,
the entire day
even just once,
block out .......
and you will with clarity.....
..............................
Some experiments
to get to Know:
what it's like to have not
what real have is
what the least cultivated sense is like:intuition, gut,
what C-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n is
what Conscious-ness is.
Try it, just for FUN.
Worthy websites
Words
5 comments:
It would be good to try it...but I'm afraid I would have to have help. Well done, poet.
Poetically, I love the repetition of "Take a day,
the entire day,
even just once,"
This beautifully done, and I like the moral. We would do well to cultivate all the senses, including the less obvious ones.
wow - what a concept! --- this post is so innovative in its thought and so cleverly presented!!!
my oh my, you never cease to touch deep places in me.
..i so agree w/that... it's as if one has burned their tongue and can't taste anything or with a bad flu/cold... no sense of smell or taste.. your format really gave strength to the words..
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