When the feast is done

When the feast is done and all is cleared awayWhen all is clear and away the feast is done
And we reflect on all that we have seenAnd we reflect in love the gifts we have received
Flourishes of fine words that herald an ashen dayHard words melted in the sun
Only walls where doors had beenEasy to stay and watch the flow of life
Yarrow sticks bagatelle Dice gamesEasy to pick up a bag and travel on
Puppeteers pulled by stringsTo wander drifting to the music of the wind
Lonely lines through places without namesEvery one a sister or a brother
Woven into cacophonyEvery atom connected to every other
Sad people awash and adriftLucky people flooded with sense
Abused by others lustsWho have held gently then let go
And left with longing for familiar painPeaceful in the silence of the dawn
Nostalgia for comforting liesIn wonder at the subtle self
The table is emptyI have put everything before me
This is all and I am all there isThis is all and I am all there is