New poem: The Magic of "Doing"

 

 

The Magic of “Doing”

 

I was born with a hungry mind,

and I read and read and read to fill

an emptiness in my soul that could not

be filled no matter how much I read;

and I despaired. But in the depths

of my despair, Gurdjieff came into

my life like a gift from above, proving

yet again the ancient saying: when

the student is ready, a teacher appears;

and the wily old master taught me how

to satisfy the hunger of my insatiable

mind by nourishing my soul with

the magic of “doing.”

 

Composed in Georgian Bay, Ontario

Monday, April 8, 2024, on the day

of a total solar eclipse.