Would you like to come over and play?

Would you like to come over and play
your role as a human being
in Life on Earth
and,
perhaps,
give it up
for a while?

Calm and gentle people
are welcome to come and enjoy
the peace and joy of being still
in the company others

A few of those who had seen the invitation
were inspired to follow the directions
to a space in the jungle where
nothing was happening
other than the pouring and drinking of tea

Welcome
Have some tea
and enjoy a bit of silence

As thoughts and opinions
(lures and bait)
flow
around us,
let them go
away

And if you do grab hold
of one of them
and allow yourself to be taken on a ride,
remember that you can get off
at any time

We are not limited
to the roles we play
When the show is over,
we can step out of our roles,
take off our costumes
and go home

No need to act all of the time,
just now and then,
remembering always that we are not the roles,
that we are beyond the show,
that we are the stillness

And when the light began to fade
and the four o’clock flowers began to bloom,
those who had come began to walk
out of the jungle and to their bikes,
and then they pedaled home
through the stillness