Haiku 2023–244

while invisible

gravity and oxygen

loom large in our lives

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Rather than tell you about the experience I had, go have your own experience.

Lie face down on a hard floor with your forehead and nose touching it. Feel the force trying to pull you into the floor. Notice any pain you might feel as your body tries to resist. Hear and feel your breath moving in and out as it tries to navigate a smaller passageway than usual. Commune with these unseen aspects of nature for just a few minutes, then notice how many times they come up in the life around you as you move throughout your day. I hope you end up somewhere near the place I did — a place of spiritual awe about the world.