Balance Poem (to celebrate the spring equinox) by Ben Harper

Too salty? Too Sweet?

Too light? Too dark?

Too loud? Too quiet?

Two things that need careful balance.

Too hard? Too soft?

Too subtle? Too overpowering?

Too much? Too little?

Two things that need careful balance.

It’s art, and it’s science

It’s skill, and it’s talent

It’s experience, and beginner’s luck

It’s trial and error, and it’s just dropping on it the first time.

Big changes, little tweaks, intentional and accidental

Balance is to be found in all of these ways

They call it a ‘balancing act’; a performance to perfect

That needs all of our attention, yet demands we inhabit it so well that we hardly know we’re doing it

The pulling in opposite directions, creates a push towards a mid point

The up competes with the down,

The high complements the low

Seek, and you will find

Lose and you will gain

Work hard for it, and you will rest

Rest well, and you will stumble upon the perfect blend of the wonderfully contrasting, ever conflicted, never ending possibilities.

Balance.