Clean and Orderly

 I have worried more about a clean and orderly house than a clean and orderly spirit. ~ Linda T

The todo list goes on and on,
tasks demanding attention.
Fear would stop progress,
freeze the fingers, clog thoughts,
wedge a kink in the works.
Procrastination reigns,
chronic low-intensity fear…
So much to be done that nothing is.
Only when the list is set aside,
when time is claimed for respite,
for thought, for sitting silently
allowing the universe to sigh and sing…
Only when the spirit receives care
shall the way be cleared for perception,
for wisdom, for intuition and understanding
that allows the todo list to
adequately be addressed fearlessly.