Monday, May 28, 2012

Possibilities


Possibilities
exist
initially
in the imagination

Realities
are born
traditionally
through hard work

When hard work
combines
with creativity
imagination comes to life
            and then

Reality                                                           
incorporates                                       
possibilities                                         

© Peter Bean

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

On That Night


(Womadelaide)

The accent was smooth
The music touched a chord
   albeit different to normal
The crowd expectant
   swayed & danced
The rain did not hamper
   or dampen the mood
The world drew closer
   as cultures intermingled
The drive home
    joyful and fulfilled

 
© Peter Bean

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

3.23am


The sounds of the night
   never cease to fascinate
The murmur of the fridge
    before the sudden shuddering
    a prelude to silence
What sounds like a giant frog
    gulping air, I presume, is
    expansion & compression of pipes.
Occasionally, the acceleration
    of a car or larger vehicle
    making its way to who knows where
As I listen now
    there is a hum
Is it the earth rotating
    on its axis, or just
    the accumulation
of varying noises
    coalescing from the suburbs?
Beyond the sounds
   there is a stillness
   waiting to be heard
Will my mind release
   the competing thoughts
   so silence may descend?
And when it does,
    can I sit in stillness
    or will the sounds
    of my life infiltrate
                        again?


© Peter Bean