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      January 13, 2019Think. Wait. Fast.Ed Wade

      If you
      are hungry,
      just take a walk
      in the park.
       
      You may
      catch a waft
      of someone
      else’s barbecue,
       
      but don’t
      be tempted
      to beg.
       
      Instead,
      find a tree,
      preferably,
       
      a Bodhi.
       
      Sit in its shade,
      and just think
      some more.
       
      This will
      occupy you
      while you wait,
       
      but wait
      without
      anticipation.
       
      Stay there
      thinking
      and fasting.
       
      Desire nothing.
       
      Endure
      this triathlon
      of emptiness.
       
      Something,
      eventually,
      will change.

      from Poets Respond

      Ed Wade

      “I read ‘How to Read Billy Collins’ by Jeff Worley on Rattle’s website a few weeks back, and I wanted to write a ‘how to’ poem as well. When I read about how the Coast Guard told its workers to deal with being furloughed by ‘having a garage sale or ‘dog walking,’ I saw my chance. Cynically, I thought that they should have just referred them to Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, instructing the Coast Guard workers to pay attention to the section where Siddhartha claims to be able to do all things because he can think, wait, and fast.”

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