The Journey Within

 The Journey Within

     No journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal            

     distance into the world within.                                                              

                                                                                                                        Lillian Smith

The world within…

The words a metaphor in themselves, for how can a world be within?

Poets, like wandering sadhus, look to find out.

A conscious one journeys into the outer world with awareness and heart, 

his sensibilities attuned to the essence of all he encounters: rock, water, wind, sky, bird, human.  

Surroundings different from the daily mundane shine a light on the eternal moment, alive inside.

One takes a walking meditation, whether along a lakeshore, a wooded trail, or a city street. 

While seeing what’s outside, and noticing at the same time what’s inside, poetry can result.