19/11/2025
In Praise of That Couple...
I look to them for purpose
on how to live.
In praise of their courage which I desire to see
reflected in myself.
a deeper philosophy which only an existential
challenge can teach.
the rarified knowledge that there may not be
another tomorrow.
their sanguine acceptance of limited days
giving sickness a dignity, not something to be run from
But also the drive
To make the numbered hours count
So that each fresh laundered morning is viewed
With renewed positivity
And the world is re-invented for pleasure once again
Small apertures of perfection
glimpsed through the clear lense of mortality
No stark lessons here
Only the playfulness that replaces fear
So that to live
wide open may be all we actually need.
That luxury abounds and is ours for the taking
But first it must be redefined
could it be that sickness is a higher calling?
the elevated teacher who points to a forgotten truth
That simplicity of intention may be the only useful path to bliss
Love- Neleh 2025
