theNOWhen

The writings of Eckhart Tolle and his DVDs have made a big impression on me.

Our little fortnightly discussion group is thriving on 'A New Earth' and making it meaningful in real life. I have enjoyed his Findhorn Retreat (book and video) and it has resulted in the poem below. It is an attempt to tackle the problem of really living in the present moment.

Let me know what you think.

In this moment:
NOW
The centre is
a circle
You are the centre of
NOW
Around you
arising is
Presence
without form
Love
without form
Intelligence
without form

They enter through the
open window of
NOW

Open to the beauty
of form as it passes
from past to present
to .. who knows where

As it migrates
like a silhouette
of bird wing shadows
against a sunset

As it evolves
like a ripening flower
from folded petal to bloom

And you, in your sky perch
watch
observe
Aware of the lengthening
of days
of the lovingness of the other
of the transparency of time
of the formlessness of spirit
of the space between
THEN and WHEN

Aah!