Instead of God I have an orange

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Revised version

Eating an orange in moonlight I am
surprised
by the conjunction of these two spheres
my thoughts and senses
orbit
their oomph and zest and zing
I find pleasure in being weird
being curious
and comment to myself on the experience
a sailor of the mind exploring altered consciousness
carried along by the urge to understand
the mysteries of origins and existence

I worship as I eat
making an orange the centre of my universe

First version

Eating an orange in moonlight I am
surprised
by the conjunction of these two spheres
I become my thoughts and senses
caught up
in their oomph and zing
finding pleasure in being weird
being curious
and commenting to myself on the experience
a sailor of the mind exploring altered consciousness
carried along by the urge to understand
the mysteries of origins and existence

I worship as I eat
making an orange the centre of my universe

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Orange as Koan! Nicely done.

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A sailor of the mind. I like that image.

Being a writer/poet lets us think these things without feeling weird, or wondering if we should be locked up :wink:

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Good poem David. Fun and resonant.

Some thoughts/options…

The lack of punctuation didn’t complicate the read. Like the quirkiness of the title. The closure statement reminds me of Bob Mortimer, which is a thumbs-up.

Cheers

Phil

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Like the revisions, David, the way you’ve removed a gerund here and there and tightened. I like the poem before, but it has just reached a level of complexity and wonderfulness with these changes.

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And oh yes! the title!

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I’m glad oomph has not been lost. Can’t say why, but then that is poetry!

Phil

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