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Busy Body Time-bound Mind
Who’ll help me stop the many thoughts that rush
And keep my mind so busy in a spin,
Some useless thoughts, and some that make me blush,
Some rushing out, and others rushing in.
And nonsense, rubbish pops up that does fill,
And burden so the soul with vague bombast,
But busy-body mind keeps never still,
It clutches at the future or the past.
Oh busy-body mind - you vagabond!
Unsettled drifter, vagrant parasite!
You are of idle thoughts by far too fond,
Or pointless thoughts that uselessly excite.
Some thoughts there are, I wish I could get rid,
Some even most injurious to the soul,
But mind has open doors, they enter it,
I hate it so, but I have no control.
Oh busy-restless mind that does prevent,-
As part of clay that has to cling and bond,-
So that the helpless soul can not transcend,
And centered in its depth find the Beyond.
Dear mind I pray you make not so much noise
Mind stop your chattering;and give me peace
Your prattle muffles the small gentle voice
I need to hear,- the voice of Him that IS.
© Elizabeth Dandy
2 Thessalonians 3:11 We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
I love this because it really says it all, like when you get ready to go to bed and suddenly something comes to you as an idea and you know you have to get up and write it right then and there or the thought is gone. I've been thinking abou this more and more and debating getting a hand held taperecorder to keep by the bedside. Sometimes once up again it's really hard to get to sleep once you do go back to bed hahalol...