the grand parade

 

“endlessly entertaining”

amazing, how within a heartbeat
awareness can shift from the external worlds
to my internal wonderland

how i can sense the body’s state of wellbeing,
then observe the swell of emotional tides

now point my focus to the realm of thoughts
witnessing them as they move about on this fine morning

some light and bright, a few scary-sharp,
while others are filled with the hot air of self-importance

oh, what a marvel they are, as they strut before before me
endlessly entertaining, bewildering,
easy to get lost in . . . for a whole life time.

what then, i ponder, should my relationship be
to this grand parade of thoughts?