More Than This?

Today I'm inspired by a David Kirby poem "More Than This."  I highly suggest you read the poem here. While you're at it, read Kirby's notes on how he write his poems.

One of the things about David Kirby's poems is what is referred to as the 'boffo ending." I first heard this when I was a member of Toastmasters, and have heard it used a few times since. It is the determination to end whatever your performance or written art with a bang.

I used the final words of "More Than This" to begin the poem I am sharing here.

The world is so beautiful it

will give you no peace.

Often there is a 

 feeling of wanting more

or wanting something to be

different --but what?

And then realizing you have

every single thing in

front of you and inside you

that you will ever need.

Your wanting is the 

motivation to keep 

consistently looking

at that which

brings peace.

So, take heart.

There is no final answer.

Instead

repeatedly embrace

the beauty and knowledge

which is 

within.

You already know the way.