No Title (Propagate Self)
The Impulse to Be: Samsara, Craving, and the Cycles of Form
Propagate self
Life after life
Impulse to be
Give rise to
Birth in form
Lifetime after lifetime
The quest to satisfy
Desire of all kind
The procreation of beings
The agony and the ecstasy
Continues
On and on after life goes
Rippling
Like waves overlapping
Needless suffering
If only we could see
The Shady River Bard Creative Ecosystem
Trevor Swistchew's poetry and philosophical essays are published in fellowship with The Shady River Bard—exploring a 26-album concept discography, working permaculture, and reflections on human purpose.