BASHART MEANS ‘MEANT TO BE’

Though I’ve not yet met most of you, and though
You and I will, most likely, not be fated to
Experience that pleasure, face to face
I ‘somehow’ feel so safe in your presence as to
Expose my most personal vulnerabilities without fear of
Negatively focused judgments raining down on my head
And here’s why I believe that’s true:
Somehow, your continued interest in my trains of thought
Makes me feel that if ever we are so fortunate as
To meet, even by chance, our eyes will lock as our
Hearts connect so spontaneously as to find our souls engaging
Intuitively in an intimate friendship as though your
Lust for life and mine are meant to gain in strength from
‘Knowing’ that our troubled world is blessed with
Kindred spirits, here, there, everywhere, who
Choose to participate proactively in creating
Changes for the better that will, over time
Improve the lot of those, throughout the world, who
Seek to connect with those who feel intuitively inspired to
Offering others sound reason to stop wringing
Their hands in despair of ever regaining peace of mind
Because they have no clue, as of yet, that, just as is
True of joy, inner peace is an inside job, suggesting that
Whenevet peace of mind is lost for sound reason
Each of us harbors the innate wherewithal to
‘Seek and we shall find’  the next sunny day, which
Hiding behind a little gray cloud that has sound reason to cry—
For a spell—will surely not remain stuck in
A sad place, forever—and with a cup-half-full attitude in mind
Has today’s train of thought touched upon
The primary reason that compelled me, upon awakening
In a bed in which I’ve never slept before, to reach for
My iPad without so much as a clue as to which insight-driven
Intuitive train of thought felt need to flow freely from within
The depths of my mind through my fingertips, which
Tap-tap-tapped one word after another into my keyboard until
Today’s post, in its entirety, had penned itself so as to
Appear, first on my screen and then on yours so that
We can both see how thankful I feel to know that we have
Chosen to participate in the creation of a circle of
Friendship made up of strangers, which
Extending, naturally and expansively around this
Troubled world of ours, suggests humanity’s communal need to
Place mean-minded, divisive thoughts aside so as to come to
Each other’s aid in time of need in hopes of salving
Each other pain with heartfelt solace during life’s
Most trying times when, otherwise, we might feel utterly
Alone while grieving to recover from whatever feels
Too devastating to bear on one’s own, and if I’d not thought to
Clarify my heartfelt delight in ‘knowing’ that
You and I, strangers though we may be, will grace eachother’s
Lives with lasting friendship—hopefully, forever and a day—
Then your soul may not have experienced reason to feel
Nourished by my soulful belief that our long distance friendship
Serves to sustain each other’s inner strengths in as nurturing
A manner as if we, like Ravi and I, found ourselves relaxing on
A bench by a tranquil pond, engaging in light-hearted
Banter while feeding fresh whole-wheat bread to a flock of
Fine feathered ducks, each time we feel free to thoroughly
Bask in the company of a kindred spirit on a bright, sunny day—
Ohhmm ...