becoming conscious (again and again)

experimenting with transparent enamel over stamped metal

we cannot remain conscious of everything all the time.

beliefs & ideas do not sit like oil upon water -

they rise and fall,

often lying just below the surface.

and like the pebbles we see

through the clear waters of a stream,
by quieting the mind

we become aware of their existence.

then we have only to reach for them,

so that once again

they are ours

gently cupped in the palm of knowing.