Simple Is The New Enlightened

 

As the sun begins to rest

A mountain of a shadow

Is cast over a village with no name.

Children get the Mother’s call

To come in before the dark

Begins to test their fears.

 

A fire is lit in every hut

As stomachs are feed,

 Feelings are expressed,

Minds are educated

As everyone shares

In their adventures that day.

 

By the time the clock strikes ten

Every young one and adult

Are tucked into bed,

Nestled in tight,

Prepared to dream

Of their desires

Till the sun comes up

To brighten a new day.

 

It may seem all

So simple of a life

In the village with no name.

But I can guarantee 

They are more enlightened

Than most city folk

Walking in the shadows

Of the concrete jungle.

 

Reviews

[Frieda P]

I think simple was the old enlightened too, we just went off course for a while....we have to walk in those shadows to appreciate nightlight's dreams.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Very well put Moonbeam, thanks for that awesome analogy.

[Rose of Gondor]

Sometimes having it all doesn't mean enlightenment. In this case, I think I'd agree. We're all so caught up in our technology and our busy lives so that we don't take the time to stop and smell the roses....

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I couldn't have said it better myself, thank you for the feedback.

[Frieda P]

On occasion I make sense I told ya....my pleasure.

[Rose of Gondor]

Reading your review below, yes, you do make a lot of sense!

[Frieda P]

Oopsie, sorry about that......... ;-)

[Rose of Gondor]

oh no, not at all! I was just saying, you DO make a lot of sense. This poem seems to have provoked deep thinking in all of us readers!

[Frieda P]

Cowboy has a special knack for that....

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I have a knack for deep thinking? That is a hole even I wouldn't want to fall in, LOL

[Rose of Gondor]

well, you have a knack for making US think. That's a good thing, right?

[Corset]

hmmmm, thinking on this one a bit, and I believe you are correct, there is wisdom in the hills and country that concrete can not abide, but still under all that carmack is a soul scratching for the surface, loved this write ( for reasons unknown, it just feels nice)

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much, natures teaches us much more than man made elements ever could.

[Corset]

I completely agree with that statement, though technology is nice, it can't hold an infant or correct a hole in the atmosphere.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Very good points.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a good write, with great images. Your style is "simply deep" -- I do think though that you probably meant "than most city folk" rather than then.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much.

[Marie]

Sounds great. I would love to live there, if I could bring my computer, my cell phone, my microwave...

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

LOL, that is too funny…. thank you.

[redflutterby]

I would love to find this place and spend a few months just experiencing a simple life. Sigh... once again you have shared some wisdom here Cowboy. Enjoyed this one...

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you, I would love to find that place and move there permanently.

[Pryde Foltz]

Great write. I think there is knowledge and truth in everything; you do have to know where to look.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You make an excellent point, unfortunately most people look with their eyes and not their heart.

[icelandicblue]

I dream of a village with no name. Should I find it I might be like Dr. Watson and disappear for a decade or two. I love the heart of this poem, its longing for simplicity in such a complex world.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much for your positive thoughts.

[Thomas Skahill]

beautiful poem contrasting two ways of life, is guaranteed a typo in the last stanza?

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much…. and yes it is thanks to spell check.