Mandlovu Mind

Suddenly, I am a single mind extended
 Across an unknown geography,
 Imprinted, as if by a river, on the moment.
 A mind held in unison by a large gray tribe
 Meandering in reverent concert among trees,
 Feasting on leaves.
 One great eye reflecting blue
 From the turn inward
 Toward the hidden sky.
 I am drawn forward by the lattice,
 A web of inaudible sound
 Thrumming and gliding
 Along the pathways we remember.
 I am, we are,
 Who can distinguish us?
 A gathering of souls, hulking and muddied,
 Large enough? if there is a purpose?
 To carry the accumulated joy of centuries
 Walking thus within each other? s
 Particular knowing and delight.
 This is our grace: To be a note
 In the exact chord that animates creation.
 An ocean of mind moving
 Forward and back,
 Outside of any motion
 Contained within it.
 This is particle and wave. How simple!
 The merest conversation between us
 Becoming the essential drone
 Into which we gladly disappear.
 A common music, a singular heavy tread,
 Ceaselessly carving a path,
 For the waters tumbling invisibly
 Beneath.
 I have always wanted to be with them, with you, so.