Poem 6

Shoes tied tight
Faint morning light
Quiet noise and subtle chaos

To awaken to another obstacle
To awaken to the thrush of the crowd
Today we must try not to be as loud
To surrender to the foreign tongue

Strange to be back
To feel alien at home
No longer accustomed to previous lifestyle
Excess luxury
Unnecessary technology
Unpractised skills
Under appreciated natural surroundings

Fills us up with the courage to throw away modern stupidity
Replenish us with the spirit

Betrayed, let down,
not surprisingly unsurprised
immediate anger
but there able to contemplate
to let the spirit work his wonders
to put his actions into context
to reverse blowing out of proportion