I have written a bit about the concept of an empty field and what this means spiritually, mentally, and physically to myself as a wandering soul, a student of this life struggling to relate and come to terms with previous lives. The empty field is the essence of the mind and energy transferred to a physical state, represented by a field, landscape, or a similar feature of nature. This field is like a chessboard, and there are pieces representing parts of the person such as memories, roadblocks, behaviors, and habits that prevent a more peaceful and happier existence. We do not have to struggle and suffer. We can choose and recast ourself and re-enter the world.
Romanticism of the Empty Field
(1)
From two perspectives –
the field gives, and
the field takes.
I see mountains and other
landscapes miles away, yet
here they have no influence.
Yet I cannot help wonder
what was here before me?
Before emptiness?
Does this field hold the
mountains higher, or offer
clear water to the gods?
On this particular day
cloudless and bright
there was no wind,
there was no sound.
I stopped on a single boulder
with eyes closed and filled the
emptiness with childhood memories –
moments we bring into the present
and view with a diffused and
soft light – the romanticism
of our past.
What happens to the real
memories, the emotions – where
are these upon the empty field?
Have I already incorporated
what I needed, taken the experience
and lessons, and discarded what
does not work, what only
weighs me down?
(2)
When I stand before the
entrance to the valley
and the immense gates
ask questions of me
how do I answer truthfully
when I left part of me
scattered and broken
fractured and fragmented
across millions of miles
of empty field?
Does the gate see the
same light or hear
the same vibrations as I?
(3)
I step down from the boulder
and vow to recast the person
I am into the person I should be
and begin to reassemble the being
from the pieces.
