1. The people of the village spoke to one another about the poem which the Poet recited unto them in the village square, for some had heard, and some had seen, and some had felt. But many heard him not, though they wished to hear him.
2. The Poet prepared to speak again, and he wished to wake more from their dreams, and he wished to show them eternity, even that they might know the truth which he spake.
3. And he stood again in the village square, and he spoke unto the people, saying:
   
   

“The body is a river, 
The soul a dream and mist,”
A timely observation
From a sage within my midst.

But do I dare to wonder? 
Do I dare to see?
Do I dare to question what this
Sage would teach to me?

Or will I watch it flow right through
One ear and out the next?
Will I settle for a life wherein
My soul remains perplexed?

Will I value not my freedom? 
Will mine eyes not care to look?
Could these words be providential, 
Or just some scribblings in a book?

Nay, further introspection
And a will to understand, 
And a single aim: perfection 
In my word and my command,

Is the proper set of tools 
To, my consciousness, expand, 
So I’ll follow this advice and catch
This Wisdom in my hand!

And I’ll start by climbing high
Above my own minute perspective
On a ladder to the stars to gain
A cosmic recollective.

From here, I’ll run and play, 
I’ll dance among the constellations, 
And I’ll sing a song of prayer 
With incorporeal congregations.

I’ll fly into infinity—
A grand imagination—  
Throwing caution to the wind,
That I may aid my soul’s inflation.

And when I’ve sucked the marrow  
From this cosmic occupation; 
When my soul hast felt the grandeur 
Of divine communication;

When I’ve purged my mind of all 
Its spiteful, stubborn reservations,
I shall turn and look upon 
My tiny world and all its nations.

And here I’ll gain a vision of 
My dreadful imposition; 
I’m a spec upon a dot
Within an infinite division.

And I’ll pause for just a moment, 
Comprehending—if I can— 
Of my total insufficiency 
In view of this great plan.

But if I wish to know myself
And understand my worth, 
I’ll have to step up to the mark
And fall back down to Earth.

For there I’ll be within my dream,
And I’ll visualise each part,
And I’ll see my eyes and hands and feet,
And I’ll even see my heart.

And then I’ll take some flowing breaths, 
And I’ll dive yet even deeper—
Right on down into my atoms 
Which dissolve into the ether.

And here I’ll learn that atoms—
Like the Cosmos—do not end, 
For the Tree won’t reach great heights 
Without its roots which twist and bend.

And the roots would not be growing 
If not for the seed and soil,
And doth not a meagre atom, too,
Descend the cosmic coil?

For even in an atom,
There exists a world to see; 
There are ever-smaller portions
Spinning in a quiet sea.

I’ll take it even further
If imagination asks,
And I’ll see there is no end to all my
Mother Nature’s tasks.

I’ll see that I am floating 
Through a sea of information, 
For each layer tells a story
That it builds from its foundation.

And if my eyes are open,
And if my ears doth hear,
And if my heart can feel,
Then the answer will appear,

That all the smallest aspects 
Of this infinite expanse,
Do exist in every breath which doth
Allow this graceful dance.

And my soul is spinning softly 
Through an endless velvet fog,
And there is no in or outward,
For it’s all within the smog.

And my body is a river
Which doth flow with every breath, 
And it changes every instant 
From its birth until its death.

And if I would now be wise,
I would see that all is none, 
And that I am just an image
Looking out upon THE ONE.

And if I grasp this fully, 
And if I will read the plot, 
I’ll taste of life, eternal,
And I’ll see my glorious lot!

For here, I’ll be Aligned 
With a knowledge, now sufficient, 
That my understanding pales
Up against cosmic omniscience.

And now I’ll know my purpose,
And I’ll understand my dream, 
For I’m here to gather knowledge 
Of this all-pervading scheme.

And I am as the eye which 
Looketh out into the void,
For I transfer information 
To THE ONE—the great toroid.

And my body doth contain 
An ancient mem’ry of the past, 
And a vision of the future,
With the Logos as my mast.

And the Logos is my spark
Of this divinely ordered Whole
Which doth spin and turn and tumble,
And doth shape my very soul.

And my mind doth comprehend
Not a spec of what’s to know, 
So I’ll trust that as I wonder,
Holy words, through me, will flow.

And I’ll catch these words that floateth
From THE ONE into my heart, 
And I’ll set my aim at virtue, 
That, from Wisdom, I’ll ne’er part.

And I’ll run and play and wonder,
And I’ll see what is to see, 
And I’ll listen to the Logos,
Which doth burn inside of me.

And I’ll learn in every moment,
And I’ll set my lamp alight, 
And I’ll fill my heart with Wisdom,
Which doth shine so clear and bright.

And my flesh will take the hindmost,
And my soul will take the reins,
And I’ll build my Holy Temple
Which will transfer all my gains

To THE ONE, who is the alpha, 
The omega and the all,
And I’ll hope that when my flesh doth die,
This Wisdom, I’ll recall.

1. The Poet stood there watching once he had finished reciting his poem, and he perceived that many of the people of the village had heard his words, and he knew that some had seen, and he knew that some had felt.
2. And he was pleased with the poetry which he had recited, for it was truth, and it was not of him, but of the Sage—yea, even of THE ONE.
3. And a great silence had come over the people of the village, for they knew that the words he had spoken were filled with deep Wisdom and truth.
4. And as the Sun fell below the dark silhouette of the distant hills, the Poet returned to his cabin, for he wished to commune with the Sage before he spoke again to the people.