My mind....... it strayed away

For K2

In the middle of the day,

My mind strayed away

I tried to hold it back,

But it wouldn't work like that;

I never meant it to stay anyway.

It was never mine,

With that I was fine

In rain or sunshine,

In no order or line

To wine and to dine,

It went far away,

Not to make hay.

And what do you say?

It's too late in the day;

I don't think so.

You're just jealous,

Because your mind won't go.

It's a vicious circle, this

Mind - straying away bliss

You don't know when,

It might leave your heart,

To skim over valley and glen,

And hill and forest

With no pause or rest.

I turn my attention

Back to the sultry classroom,

To focus on this dry textbook.

Momentarily my mind fixes itself

On sulphur monochloride and prisms on a shelf.

But alas! It is the middle of the day.

And lo! See, my mind strays away.

It 'scapes through the window

And I don't bother to call it back

You see,

There are few pleasures in this world as delightful to watch

Your mind flee.

To break the barriers of this monotonous earth,

To pierce the grey clouds,

To reach for the sun,

To shine above all,

Is sheer glory and fun.

Joy exultation and feeling divine,

To see the drops of love and adventure

Falling like rain,

To wash away

This hot summer day.

And give it new life,

Where there's mirth and no strife.

What more could a human want?

What wouldn't a human pay?

For snatches of glorious moments like this-

When his or her mind strays away.