Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

41-Hoot Salute

"...that mindfulness will carry you halfway toward any goal..."

41-Hoot Salute

What wisdom does the owl
have to impart
from the pines of the park
as I sit alone
under the stars and a slivered moon?

That life is what you make it,
that perception shapes reality,
that mindfulness will carry you
halfway toward any goal
but action is necessary in the end
to drive the point home,
that love and war each have a role,
that kindness is cool,
that honor is sexy,
that the legacy of our ancestors
continues to sing through our blood,
that truth is a force that can never be conquered,
that liberty springs eternal
in the hearts of those
willing to carry
the heavy weight of its responsibility,
that tyranny has within its core
the seed of its own destruction,
that the Holy Spirit Vibration
will comfort anyone
who actively seeks its frequency,
that renaissance is possible
by aligning with enlightenment,
that there is a vast chasm between
being woke and awakened,
that fate and freewill form a perfect union,
that wealth means more than owning a bag of silver,
that dreams foretell what is yet to come,
that faith is a key to unlock new pathways,
that Revelation is both a prophecy
and a promise of guaranteed deliverance.






Article © Scott Thomas Outlar. All rights reserved.
Published in the April 25, 2022 issue .
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1 Reader Comment
Anonymous
04/29/2022
12:08:07 PM
"Mindfulness will carry you
halfway toward any goal
but action is necessary in the end
to drive the point home."

Wise words, Scott.
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