It is my experience
That a good question
Rarely has an answer

And one of the best
Was asked
By Aristotle no less
Asking 'What does it mean
To be a thing?'

Quite brilliant
Where to even begin?!
The search could
Wear out the mind
Of even the most resilient

Eating up logic
And process
Returned to sender
As Christmas lights
A tangled, chaotic mess

That is why
It is so brilliant
There is no answer
Just a gateway to a mindset
Endless joy and fulfilment

Because what does it mean
To be a thing?
There are so many
There's you, me, trees
The Pleiades

There can be
Only one response
To a question like this
To live curiously
And with wonder

Lost in all
Of life's miracles
The taste of coffee
The dancing of bees
The rumble of thunder

Observation,
Appreciation
And joy-i-fication
No one answer
But an invitation

Dave James Horn ©
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