10,000 hours I have missed you, And 10,000 more, And 10,000 more. I light candles and incense, And gaze upon your image, And remembrances of your life. Buddhas, sitting near you, Gaze serenely, eyes closed, Into a timeless expanse, Of birth and death, Of love and loss. Dragons, your spirit animals and protectors, Guard yourContinue reading “10,000 Hours”
Category Archives: Writing
The flow of mind states
Exhausted, Exhilarated. Anxious, At peace. The flow of mind states. Confounding and confusing, Appearances in consciousness. They penetrate, And flood. Are transient, Seem endless. Sometimes feeling, Pinned like a butterfly, Encased in glass, No caterpillian possibility, For rebirth. But, of course that is a lie. Yet another mood state. For even that beautiful captured creature,Continue reading “The flow of mind states”
13 hours
Thirteen hours of patience, And waiting, In a cramped basement apartment, Of a rundown boarding house. A single toilet, no shower or bathtub, across the hall, Where it is inaccessible now, To this person, my client, Who has no one left. Laying on a bed in this tiny, Dark room, With ALS and cancer. AContinue reading “13 hours”
Golden Tree
One golden tree, Glows in an open field, Shedding memories; Of new spring buds, And rising energy, Of languid summer days, Soft rain and storms, Growing and stretching its’ limbs toward the sky. And now the turn, Cold and frost, Slowing the flow of sap, In preparation for winter. A period of stasis, Of restContinue reading “Golden Tree”
Ancestors
Witches and ministers, Artists and healers, Restless travelers. Roots growing deep, Exploring the mysteries of the heart, The geography of love, And, sometimes, madness. They still have stories to tell, Follies, missteps, ignorance And wisdom. When I am still, They whisper, And when I falter, The reverberation of their voices, Shakes the ground beneath me.Continue reading “Ancestors”
Golden afternoon light
Suffused in golden sunshine, In the waning afternoon, Grateful for light and love, I send it to all who face discrimination and hatred. Why must we plumb the depths of humanity, After millions of years have engendered, The jewels of compassion and empathy? Sexuality, disability, gender identity, skin color, nationality; None define our essential nature.Continue reading “Golden afternoon light”
Morning Grass
Single blade of grass, Sparkling , frosted, diamond glow, Greens under warm feet.
The mind
The mind is like the ocean, The universe, Full of paradoxes, And traps, And labyrinthine paths, That lead to nowhere. We are wise to be wary of it, Yet seek to befriend it. For it allows us to know consciousness, To glimpse that formless energy, That is ever present, Unchanging, One with the waves inducedContinue reading “The mind”
Sea
Vast as the sea, Powerful and mysterious, With unknown depths and wonders, Unpredictable and tempestuous. It calls, it captivates, enraptures, But never says “I am yours.” And so we long for it, Awestruck by it’s power and majesty. If we are wise, We allow it’s many moods, weather it’s storms, We honor and respect it,Continue reading “Sea”
November Morning
Light kisses the horizon, Blushing the sky in pink and purple. Birds swoop and soar, Nocturnal creatures make their beds, To sleep in safety through the day. Insects scurry, industrious And oblivious to the passing of time. A new baby takes it’s first breath, As someone, somewhere, Releases their last with a sigh. We rushContinue reading “November Morning”
An Unexpected Life 