Pages From John

Author: John Knetemann

  • The Bickering Ministers

    “Surely, this! Surely, this is impending doom!” A minister let out a cry.

    “What difference does it make?” A second asked. “In the end, we all die!”

    A third minister butted in. “Let’s just fake it! The king should surely lie…”

    “Why are we trying so hard?” A fourth pondered. “Everyday we should just eat pie!”

    The first minister protested again. “It is the end, I say! Our certain doom!”

    The second minister added. “This king says nothing as these crises loom!”

    The third minister laughed. “Remember when we were in charge of this room?”

    The fourth pondered further. “Not the right time to suggest cake, I assume?”

    The king just watched from his dais as all his ministers argued,

    He said absolutely nothing in this seemingly urgent minister feud,

    This king was simply observing with an acquiescent attitude…

    As the ministers’ problems mostly vanished when the king didn’t conclude.

  • In Dreams

    When I walk the mountainside,

    I see grand, protruding rocks.

    Inside me these images hide,

    It is only within these locks.

    I cannot see flowers in daylight hours.

    I cannot see your face in real space.

    Images only exist for us in us,

    Disconnected from what we see.

    Thus when dreams we discuss,

    What really are they to me?

    I do see you in dreams as a clue.

    What I see in dreams is a key to me.

    It is the only place I really see.

    And be.

  • Everyone Gets What They Truly Seek

    Talking hippie manifestation,

    The spider web creation,

    That humble prayer intention.

    Your eyes are look, look, looking,

    While your brain is cook, cook, cooking,

    And your consciousness finds its footing.

    Think the world is rotten to the core,

    You will see things that make you sure,

    And nothing left on Earth will be pure.

    Think you are not deserving of love,

    That idea will, surely, fit like a glove,

    And every person will give you the shove.

    Think that you are of no good value,

    Your mind will create every clue,

    And it won’t matter what you can do.

    But think that it is all a chance for joy,

    The mind has new devices to employ,

    Then the enemy becomes your bellboy.

    But think that you are part of the greats,

    New things will come out of doors on plates,

    Then you will see the opening of the pearly gates.

    But think that life is something worth living,

    That the universe is doing a lot of giving,

    Then you have entered your own forgiving.

    Everyone gets what they truly seek,

    Even if what they seek is dark and bleak,

    But what if it could be a wondrous peak?

    Everyone gets what they truly seek…

  • Playing Pretend with Real Imaginary Friends

    Envision your life however you wish

    Though it was probably imprinted on you

    By a little boy or girl with curiosity

    Oh so very long ago

    Pull from any story on the shelf

    Be it with dragons and princesses

    Jedi and sith

    Elves and orcs

    Atreides and Harkonnen

    Angels and demons

    Gods of all levels

    Indian cosmology

    Play pretend and take it seriously

    As you have a very real imaginary friend

    Or perhaps you have many

    They are so very true in that they affect

    Cannot be seen or heard or touched

    But they are surely making their marks

    If you respect the stories you are living

    A story with challenges, doorways, and surprises

    Then you may come to understand

    The grand power of your imagination