TV Documentary

 

Sugar tastes less sweet to me

seeing embittered work-slaves starve-

cutting cane for insatiable appetites

of obscene wealth and power

as rich folks feast on their own

corpses of conscience

with sweetly seductive charms

entertaining illusions of charity.

I watch the images with jaded eyes

and munch on sugared snacks,

but I see myself in the slaves and the rich

bound alike to Consequences

and feel the strangest stirring of

just anger and forgiving compassion for all

mixed like a bitter-sweet drink to the past

and present hypocrisies of Humanity

forgetful of its inherent Unity.

I’ve been and done it all, no doubt,

in many lives I’ve lived

but I know now I won’t forget

why sugar tastes less sweet.

May 18/19, 2006

To Bee Or Not To Bee

To Bee Or Not To Bee

I had supper in the screenhouse outside with Cynthia, Chelsea, and Mom. Just after we finished eating, a large bumblebee flew into the tent in the middle of our conversation about personally experiencing ‘claustrophobia’. The bee buzzed around the walls of the tent looking for a way back out. Did it feel a little ‘claustrophobic’ in there? I wondered. Someone said “Kill it!” as they evacuated for fear of being stung. I stayed, saying “No, don’t kill a bee. We need them!” In a few minutes it found its way back out, no doubt due to my coaxing directions. ha ha Then everyone re-entered the tent and sat down. I was overcome with a wave of tiredness, so excused myself for a nap. A few hours later, I awakened in a remarkable state of awareness. I was lying on my side. I felt like my head and neck were plugged into a high voltage energy source that increased in intensity and sound volume as I accepted the experience with gratitude. I can only compare the sound to the buzzing of countless bees. It was most peculiar!!! This was different from my meditation experiences of blissful ecstasy. What could it bee??? Talk about ‘getting a buzz’!!! ha ha I wonder if this is what the bees hear when they get together??? I thanked the bumblebee for its unexpected visit.

(May 3, 2006)