An Act of Seeing

from "When the minds eye is blind" - Scientific America

An Act of Seeing

woolen eye lids dry as desert gray

dung beetles scratching out imaginative existence

silly orbs playing tricks

i was eating clam spaghetti in white rue sauces and

drinking some exotic, frozen ................................

crystal-

sweet elixir with

coarse grain sugar clinging to the frosted rim

like boxcars to the track

I guess some things are just a mystery

E.

02/26/2023

Author's Note

Reviews

[FGFRANKLIN]

There are dreams and dreams within dreams; daydreams, nightmares and moments of sheer nostalgic recall. What do we see? What do we want to see? Do the street signs hang like art or garbage in the breeze? We can look and not see or see and not fully comprehend. The pixilated dot becomes clearer the further we move away and it joins the scheme of a bigger picture. But we can never get the perspective of the whole because we are part of the picture.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much for your thoughtful comments Mr. Franklin! i so appreciate and agree with everything you wrote .. love and peace and flowers ..through those rose colored glasses ;)
E.

[FGFRANKLIN]

Love the Moody Blues by the way...my favorite by them is Question. I love the line in the break where he sings, "I'm looking for a miracle in my life..." Classic.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. i think they represented the transcendental among us back then .. such a lot of searching minds and colors

[Ladysue]

A playful write written cleverly. Love your style E.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you thank you thank you!! my stuff is not for everyone, which i can appreciate .. i feel happy you are one of them Ladysue! Peace and flowers
E.

[Ladysue]

My pleasure E.

[Cherrie]

I hope that came with an order of cedar bay biscuits
Love those things :)

[Einstein Noodle]

cedar bay biscuits .. now that sounds like something i need to experience :)))) thank you always for visiting and reviewing Mon Cherrie! love and joy!
E.

[John the Baptist]

Somehow, I suspect there is a connection between that sweet green elixir and the dry woolen eyelids. Been there myself.

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ,,, well now friend ... what green elixir might that be .. never mind .. i've watched Moulin Rouge ... and couple times .. love that movie .. thanks for reading and blessing me with time and your comments Mr. John ... i appreciate it!
E.

[W. Barrett Munn]

The mystery is who is your connection?

Winston

[Einstein Noodle]

it was a restaurant on the bay in San Diego ;))))))))))
thanks so much always for your comments and taking time to read .. down my streets ... right here at the café
E.'

[Chris]

Have to love it when our "train" derails and the crystals "dissolve". I've lived this one too E., shared memories.

[Einstein Noodle]

i somehow know that Chris .. i think we have some links we do share ... past and present .. life and words .. thank you for your visit my friend .. right here at the Café'
E.

[William Michael Reeves]

The mysterious brain waves that Einstein Noodle rides. After a second read I decided this was some sort of science experiment.

[Einstein Noodle]

:) .. a little wool, spaghetti and sugar and ... viola! ahahaha! love your review Sir William .. it is those mysteries that enchant and inspire eh!?
E.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

“silly orbs playing tricks”. Yes.
“Tuesday afternoon…I’m just beginning to see”…. Love this song E. Your strikingly evocative poem hauntingly captures a resonant moment in time. Senses dictate the scene and your imagery is so keen. A drink, a peek, a “mystery”…I get lost in this. Kudos.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. i love that song too .. Moody Blues were avant garde among all those rebels of the 60s .. what a treat for me to know this drew you in .. in such a way ... you felt me and the music ma'am! love on ya and thanks a million for the visit!
E.

[Tom]

Like hearing but not listening, some can look past the outer veneer and peer deeper into the void with a view to at least try to grasp a modicum of knowledge from the swirling pool of nature and the beyond..

Inspiring brevity E. 😎

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much, Tom! there is grace in the struggle isn't there?! i couldn't agree more .. we have eyes but don't see and ears but do not hear ... moments of silence with the majesty of a tree may help eh!? :))))))))))))))
E.

[andrew mitchell]

Sometime you just got to except the way things are and go with the flow or end up left behind on a hill with a marked grave with your name on it. Sorry I was having a spaghetti Clint Eastwood moment. I love the moody blues by the way and your poem was excellent.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for checking the music and poem my friend ... Moody Blues remain at the top of my "back in those days" music list. .. yes! it is hard but so easy, really, to relinquish our noodle head ideas and solutions to something much larger .. the mystery of life seems to me a bit more exciting than .. well ... i was meant to be a barber ;))))))))) not that the work of barbering is not a blessed occupation .. thanks Andrew! i always appreciate your take on things .. and your taking time to read my streets and avenues
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Wow! Stream of consciousness at its best, my friend! The imagery is surreal and it's nice to see another poet's mind wanders the backroads and hilltops like mine does! Love the artwork Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

i felt very blessed to find the art work .. it was what i was looking for :))))))))))) thanks ever for your support .. right here at the Café'
E.