Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Existential Cleansing


(Dust Mite - Photobucket)




Ritually I clean my house, erasing dust
disapearring, returning.
Such a bothersome deja vu,
repeatedly reminding
I'm not done
with particles of me and mine)
dancing, flying, falling, clustering still,
until wiped away.

My mind too has debris.
I try hard to purge
rubbish in dark matter,
accumulated idea(l)s
appearing real, fleeting caricatures
of truth covered by my perception's dust -
my soiled illusions.

I sigh
while I wipe a table, mop the floor,
again
thinking I may never be rid of it all,
I clean anyway.

(Submitted to Dverse Poets)

This is all I had to contribute but didn't want to miss posting before Christmas break.  My best wishes to all.

16 comments:

  1. smiles. yes it is a meticulous job, the cleaning of house/home/mind/heart/soul...it takes time as well because it builds up, sometimes without us even noticing it...

    you contributed plenty. smiles.

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  2. I need to ritually clean both my house and my mind. I know which one will be hardest to clean though...
    Welcome back. And best wishes to you and yours.

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  3. Myrna, I have known since we met that we are kindred spirits! I am in full solidarity with the Overcoming! Hee hee........within and without.

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  4. And we clean another day, overcoming the dust of the day

    " No one ever
    steps in the same river
    twice,
    for it's not the same river
    nor the same
    person. "

    Heraclitus


    ALOHA to YOU
    from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
    =^..^= <3
    > < } } ( ° >

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  5. It is an endless task, isn't it? Both decluttering the mind & decluttering the home!! Well expressed, Myrna; and Merry Christmas to you!

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  6. That's the thing about "cleaning" in any form -- you're never really done because it regenerates so quickly. I could relate to this poem!

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  7. ah and we don't need to get rid of it all... i like what i find about myself while cleaning...some good...some not so good... after all it's i and it gives a picture in the end... glad you joined in myrna...

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  8. You've said it Myrna! Cleaning the house or the mind are both an unending story. And both cleaning will involve the same tiredness even though one appears more sweaty with the house. Nicely!

    Hank

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  9. Its never done, the dust always coming back ~ I like the metaphor to the cleansing of the mind ~ We need to do this every once in a while ~ Happy Holidays to you~

    Cheers,

    Grace

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  10. The cleaning of the clutter and the soul basically have the same consequence I would think. Though the clutter needed more brawn and the soul more of the brains to accomplish. Both would result in exhaustion, anyway! Nicely Myrna!

    Hank

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  11. ah Myrna..."I clean anyway" loved your words...

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  12. we'll never be done… and still we are good exactly as we are.

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  13. I like the parallel between the dusting and the debris in your mind. You are right its a never ending job, both are. Beautifully written Myrna. Have a lovely Christmas.

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  14. I like the parallel between the dusting and the debris in your mind. You are right its a never ending job, both are. Beautifully written Myrna. Have a lovely Christmas.

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  15. wishing you a happy holiday season myrna and also wanted to tell you how much i appreciate your being around... so...thank you... smiles

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  16. Happy New Year!

    I can relate to this. Yeah. You say it all.

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