The Acorn and the Oak – Live

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The Acorn and the Oak

Stepping out into a broader space

Leaving behind the familiar comforts of the rut

But, there I held sway, I was the master

Predictable, easy, except for the slow withering of my soul

Did my tricks to get my treats

But the former was confining and I had out grown it

Like a plant in too small a pot

Roots bound, tangled, seeking new earth

But to step out is to become weak again, to let go, to become a child

There was a brief thrill in the stepping out

Really it was a small thing made large by ego’s fear

But there was really no power there

Like a spider’s web it clung inciting primal fear

No power at all to resist a decision

But now the familiar is no more

Where once I was large now I am small, ignorant, and inexperienced once more

Planted in new ground hoping for the water and the warmth and the worms to do their work

The plane is large, expansive, might I grow to fill that new empty space

But the great Oak lives inside the tiny, shiny acorn

Food for squirrels or master of the Woodland

I am the Sower and I am the seed

It is not the breaking through that is the challenge

It is sitting still long enough to put down roots and grow in the new larger place

There are multiple buts in this process

But either way.  Be Groovy!

 

7 thoughts on “The Acorn and the Oak – Live

  1. Funny how a year of exploration makes one understand your words in a deeper way… Very nice. Way back when you did this before I commented on a line that said “I used to have lots of answers. Now just looking for better questions.” But when I looked back at the poem from last year it wasn’t there. Not here either. Did I imagine that?

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