During a recent retreat, we had an assignment to go about the world consciously and make note of the first twelve things we encounter. I posted this to the adult blog because of item eleven. :)
First I saw grass with the seed pod on
top - a little brush. Touching it, I caught a web connecting two
stalks of grass.
Second, I saw a purple flower - very
small - on a bush or tree. Touching it, an ant crawled onto me. I
almost blew it off until I chose to let it climb back onto a flower.
Third, I saw a half decayed apple - it
smelled sweet and rotting.
Fourth, I noticed the soft dust under
the gravel of the drive. It felt wonderful as I dug my toes in.
Fifth, I saw a dragon fly land in the
drive. It didn't leave, so I did.
Sixth, I heard the flies in the shade -
going who knows where continuously.
Seventh, I heard a rustle overhead and
looked up to see a squirrel leaping from branch to branch.
Eighth, I saw three birds glide
overhead from one tree to the other. I recognized myself in them.
Then, in a clearing on the drive in the
sun overlooking the valley, I pissed down the already golden
hillside.
Ninth, I finally took note of the giant
redwoods - focusing on one on the way to Julie Andrews Point. I was
dwarfed.
Tenth, I saw one of the men’s horses
in the pasture. He had been looking for them earlier, but hadn't seen
them. Then I saw him watching his horses.
Then I climbed the big tree naked and
rested comfortably against the roughness. I massaged the tree with my
feet, feeling the soft lichens on the bark, and I smiled. I spit in
my hand and gave myself pleasure. The flies came to land on my leg as
I worked quietly. I heard the man's horse whinny and the birds in the
trees and the bugs and the wind.
Then I saw another who was me. I saw
him stroke himself and I felt the pleasure as I mirrored the stroke.
I loved seeing him/me pleasuring his/myself. I saw myself in him. I
loved the sweetness of his touch on his cock. He deserves the
pleasure and it pleases me to see him surrender to it. He's the
eleventh self I've seen.
Twelfth, I hear gunshots in the
distance and I remember I am a hunter. How can I capture my quarry?
But then the hunter captures us and the moment is over. My prey is
spooked and has escaped, but I remain - ready to hunt again.