I want to be a sponge, soaking all up
Soaking up the sunshine, all around me
Have I the time to fritter away idly, simply?
There are innumerable opportunities, plenty
To swing like a plant, supple, bendable
To flow like water, the currents, flowable
To firm up like wood, strong, dependable
To blow like the wind, with gusto, glidable
Transform like a caterpillar, growing wings
Pause like a moth, be meditative, still
Shed like autumn leaves, regrow freshness
Expand like space, growing limitless.
