Lew Welch comes to Gary in a poem
and tells the thing that must be taught,
he says, “Teach the children about the cycles.
The life cycles.” He may as well have said
the universe is a breathing spinning top,
the children should know this —its essence
is a cliché: what goes around comes around
believe it or not; and, “All other cycles,” Lew says,
so as to bring the truth of all turbulence
to the fore and set it on the table, turning,
to make the why of their dizziness understandable
and clear. Because, Lew goes on to say,
“It’s what it’s all about but it’s been forgot,”
which keeps us in our fears and burnings
and in our fables, while at the center,
at the hub, everything is still. This is
what they should be learning . . .
Jim Culleny
3/6/18
Blink 