Escapade

A Poem by Alex Vandool

Don't think twice

Surrender to this infinite evening

All emotions and moods ever known

By every single one of us

Who lives and lived

And all those still to come

Such extremes they write about

Such easy calm that won't let go

The wrens that chirp, the gentle bite of pups

And oceans' constant majesty

In me and you and all the rest

Spread and pound the waves of sandy success

No effort, now we know it's got to be

In our mind we feel it close connect

The air, the glare

Our eyes surprised

The gloom that wraps us up

Some universal love

We wish upon all life

And all surrounds

We are

We hope

From every tearful look

To wide nirvanas

Centre to the edge of light