Roll with the Rhythm of Days

Roll with the Rhythm of Days

Abeyance

Near seven in the morning,

before this small town

is fully awake,

I sit alone on a park bench

on a low bluff

overlooking the Pacific. It is

gray and overcast with

a thick marine layer. A

chill wind blows, damp,

yet not misty,

across my face

sporting with my nose. The

surf is brilliant white

against the sullen background

and pounds loud and proud

against its old friends,

the rocks, below.

Here in a worn out blue

jacket with its collar

high and tight, my hair

tousled in vainglorious splendor—

almost matching that of the surf—

I look, look, look . . .

then look. Not today.

To Ponder

            1.   Even on days when our schedules aren’t full or

                  accounted for, we may begin with a sense of

                  expectation.

            2.   Those expectations may be quite specific under certain

                  circumstances, or at others loose, with high feeling or

                  apprehension.

            3.   Looking back on my share of such days and their ranges,

                  I have been elated, merely confirmed without fanfare,

                  and also dashed.

            4.   Eventually, I concluded this was not a good way to live.

            5.   I came to think, “Why not simply wait and see, and

                  suspend the need to predict?

            6.   A researcher’s mandate might be “prediction leads to

                  control, and let the odds be your guide.”

            7.   You might also consider, “Let’s see and let it be.” Less

                  smart, more accepting, leaning toward what seems like

                  the rhythm of life.

© 2013 Allan Cox, Allan Cox & Associates Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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