Vessels

by charles coon

canals and containers

vital constrictions to flow

these common constraints

we find widespread..

at start of each day

a humble cup we see

holding our morning tea..

those outward vessels

mirror many inside..

these carry surprise

in acquaintance..

not knowing 'til just now

their containment of

everflowing light..

our task..

with urgency now..

to focus awareness

on those vessels which

are ours alone..

we need a simple

introduction to those
 avoided constrictions

each of us owns..

often painfully seated

in solitary places..

a dear friend's illness

with diagnosis fleeting..

in desperation at last

filtering years of

bedridden strife..

new awareness uncovered

a new container for her

illumined voice..

with gifts for many

journeys unfolding..

my own discoveries

from life's late

diggings

found vessels quietly

buried and residing in

military formations of

 gold and gray and black..

these are holders now

of lights of new

scope and scale..

the vessels we own

are lined and defined

awaiting discovery

sooner or late..

illumined..
with healing in-sight
and we are enriched
in knowing

our vessels..our lights

are one...