Sensing a Future

Alan Harris

In this shaky world

where up and down

are definitely known

but gravitation still

poses big perplexities

we'd sometimes like

to shake off atoms

and take a guided

tour of the possible

and if such a ride

were available for

a dollar or a million

we'd buy a ticket

but since no booth

sells these tickets

we continue with

our work yet vaguely

sense this ride is

going to happen

sometime because

we see clearings and

glimpses especially

when mind and air

are perfectly quiet

and love is flowing

up and down and

all through our being

as if red lights were at

some railroad crossing

flashing to announce

an unseen movement

much grander than

anything stoppable

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