Instant Replay
XXV.
Growth
Strange how that about which
We are ignorant
Like a peaceful, placid pond
Lies passive.
The surface, if we notice at all,
Seems only to reflect quietly
Our own flat image.
But upon breaking the surface tension,
Whose fragile strength
Separates us from its
Secret depths,
We find to our surprise, perhaps
Another world.
We marvel that we could have been
Content without it.
So then,
A little more enlightened
Than before,
We seek another pond,
Its treasures to explore.
And so
We
Grow.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
1-22-1965
To The Point
A pencil is sharpened
By whittling, cutting
To a fine point
By a blade.
So wit must be made keen
To choose the fitting words,
To grasp essences of things,
To see how 'things' are made.
Courage must become acute
To meet its adversaries,
To face the things unknown,
To be, in truth, - unafraid.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
1-9-1967
Garbed in gown of blue-blackish velvet,
Scattered over with sparkling stones,
'Neath mantilla of chantilly galaxies,
One golden crescent earring shone.
The night - most elegant night!
In majesty, dignity, grace,
Alive, yet serene,
Overcomes the commonplace.
Confusing, revealing,
Transforming, highlighting,
Vanishing, magnifying,
Soothing, exciting.
Giving and taking,
Passive, affecting,
Waiting, pulsating,
Shining, reflecting.
Stretching, awaking,
Shining, heart-beating.
Rising and breaking,
Ever repeating.
The night is done,
The day has won.
The drabness gone,
Once more - the sun.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Fall, 1967
Experiment to your hearts’ content
With fads and fashions and styles,
For it is true that what we do
Is subject to errors and trials.
But lets make laws with fewer flaws
To cover the real life cases;
The principles tried must be applied
In myriad times and places.
What we call rules are only tools
For implementing society.
Only if they apply can they satisfy
The need for all the variety.
Forget the petty! So much confetti!
Draft statutes with backbone to last.
Prepare for changing without deranging
The heritage time has amassed!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
Fall, 1967
Irresistible, unquenchable
LIFE!
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
The Lean Years
Bare.
Burned?
No.
Brown.
Scorched?
No.
Winter!
Cold.
Not hot.
Dry.
Dead?
No, dormant.
Sleeping.
Shadow.
Winter.
Snowy.
Sparkling
Winter.
Happy?
No,
Not sad.
Why?
Why not?
It is a choice.
______© Nellieanna H. Hay
January, 1969
