Detection: Sides of a Coin

Racing the clock
But with considerable ease,
Mind and body fully engaged,
Yet holding steady at a regular pace,

Pausing only to meditate,
Absorbed in stillness,
Watching body and mind
Busily buzzing,

Aches, pains and tingling fizz,
Sounds and scents permeate and pass,
Colours and shapes form and dissolve in the sensory gloom,
Thoughts and emotions blossom and bloom;

Completely feeling experience,
Then turning towards awareness
And comparing its strength,
Seeing events in relation to consciousness,

And now from awareness
Extending acceptance
To whatever’s transpiring,
Wherever it occurs,

Connecting to the eternal stream
From which loving-kindness flows,
Gently touching every corner of being,
Until shining light explodes inside the mind’s eye,

Finally preparing to resume,
Making room for acceptance
In the rapid zoom
Of daily life;

Confidently striving on,
Enfolded in a field of calm,
Gracefully striding along,
Re-embracing the bustle.