Meditation Mix

Aroma of dried flowers
mixed in with scent 
from vanilla candle
mixed in with 
a jumble of emotion
mixed in with a 
longing
for love
mixed in with the 
notes from an oboe
and a flute
mixed in with streaming
warm tears
down my face 
for a mix with rumbles from stomach
as I sit on this 
transcendentalist's pillow 
propped up for the moment
and mixed in with all the 
strewn objects in this 
not so quiet room
as if tossed about
by a giant god 
playing with my life. 

Oak Park, IL 
April 3, 2002