Now and Here

Hello Universe 225

Jul 22, 2025

Thanks to all your positive wishes and blessings, I am back on my feet and ready to bounce, so it’s time to get back to the positive vibes. That’s what today’s poem is about!

Alright, poem starts in 3… 2… 1!

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I was thinking 'bout thinking 
too much about thinking.
My mind was a maze 
that was endlessly linking

each worry to worry, 
and doubt to despair,
while the world went on whooshing 
without any care.

I needed to pop off
this bubble of blues.
So I blinked really hard
and I saw something new:

A pigeon was dancing 
(quite badly, it's true),
And a businessman's briefcase 
had fallen askew.

Spilling papers like 
snowflakes in summery weather,
while he and a stranger
just laughed there together.

My sadness had stuck 
like a stubborn old stain
But now it felt lighter
like Sun after rain.

A cat chased its tail 
with ferocious delight,
The tail always won, 
you know, it felt right.

A flower grew sideways, 
a cloud wore a hat,
A child asked her mother, 
"What's that, and what's that!?"

And each little ping 
of the world being so weird
made space where my 
worries had once interfered.

So now when I'm caught 
in the thick of my thoughts,
all twisted in mental 
unsolvable knots.
 
I note that the cure 
for a mind that's too tight
is opening eyes to 
the world's gentle light,
 
'cause joy is just waiting
it's perfectly clear,
in the boing and bounce 
of the NOW and the HERE.

That’s it! Thanks for checking out edition 225 of Hello Universe. 225 is a perfect square (15^2) and the next perfect square edition will be 31 weeks later (edition 256) - so that’s today’s mathematical observation for you hahaha.

I am looking forward to these 31 weeks because something tells me that spectacular things are on the horizon for you and me, dear reader. Let’s buckle up for exciting times together!

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