First and Second Mind:

just thinking about it

“Well the first thought that occurs

comes wrapped in original insight-

a source blueprint from on high

as a reflection of the most divine

that filters down to settle around

the consciousness so entwined

with aspects and matters of time   

and space and the personal race.”

 On second thoughts, he began,

“What can I say to make it clear

that which I first desire to be dear

passes through fingers like sand

and that which I value as I ought

escape me like birds that can fly

and resolutions repeatedly sought 

vanish in upward vapors on high.”

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The mind seek answers and find more questions Carl.
On second thoughts, he began,
(What can I say to make it clear
that which I first desire to be dear
passes through fingers like sand)
I liked the above lines. Life is like the beach waves. Moving and never stopping. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[carl]

much appreciate your encouragement - perhaps it is good that new questions are found else we stagnate and become spiritless. - " let all that is lost be forgotten Let us move on ... Dido

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree. We are always learning Carl.

[redd Brick Keshner]

We chase truth, believing we can hold it, but truth is a bird that does not nest— it moves beyond sight, leaving only the echo of wings.

[carl]

thanks for your time to read and review - you have a very image laden response that is a pleasure to unwind. I will hope to stand within the echo and feel the heartbeat of the truth as it passes. -carl

[redd Brick Keshner]

Most welcome, Carl🕊🙏🏻
-Freds.

[Lorry]

I constantly find myself in two minds when it comes to thought, which by my reckon at least, makes the total of minds I have three...First, second and between the two.
You would think having three minds would be more effective but it just triples the complexity of thought.
How I long for the carefree childlike days of singular thinking, where thoughts were black and white, either or... or at least I think they were! 😃

[carl]

getting all these minds to meld and agree is quite the challenge. Thanks for taking the time to read and review much appreciated - In reference to creativity and childlike days, I appreciate this - " "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up" Picasso - carl

[John the Baptist]

I think what we have here is a look at the levels of consciousness. The First Mind is Infinite, The Ground of Being, or as the formally religious call it, God. The second mind is our everyday waking consciousness, that which identifies with a particular body. It cannot grasp completely the thoughts of the first mind, however hard it tries. Perhaps the purpose of life is hidden in this struggle.

[carl]

Came about from some of my reading - your explanation is very clear and much appreciated - more so than what I have been reading or perhaps I should say than what I understood of what I have been reading - in any event your review is exactly what I was trying to get across - I will add it to my notes on the working page of my poem - many thanks -carl