New Mind

The mind is the body

paying attention to what

it is seeing and doing.

Morning tea, unemployed

was one thing twenty years ago

and another now, two babies.

Yet when the boys pay

attention to what they do

a small rift in time opens

to name

plants and play

tunes. In that rift

the quiet morning streams

by. Work on clothing, 

tools and food

gathering and preparation.

The young children practice

holding hands steady

new mind to attend.