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Poetry of Issue 9: On Meditation and Modernity

On Meditation and Modernity

I’m going to go to that other place—

the corner place, the sitting place,

a twilight, inner, singular, solemn,

quiet place—awhile.

 

The ritual’s for maintenance,

not mania, not pride.

Though I doubt that you could come within,

you’re welcome to sit beside:

 

Should you start feeling peaceful, too,

let my peace feed your own. . . .

The first thing, though, you’ll want to do

is silence that cell phone.

by James B. Nicola

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