Orion
I want to dance with Orion, But I’m pinned to the ground. I want to soar with the eagles. I want to sing the wind’s sound. I ache to move with the moonlight, But the sun blinds my eyes. I ache to waltz with Perseus. I ache to breath …
Hourglass
Listen to the rainfall in the hourglass. The grains are dropping, either slowly or fast. And you know not the time when the sand lies below. So live every day as if it were your last.
How to Go on A Walk
Stop feeding on screens and worries. Move into wide open sky. Focus on shapes of nature. Inhale sweet fresh oxygen. Exhale the mind’s cobwebs. Notice a pile of flat stones. Think how they echo your blessings. Continue for longer than you should. Realize advancing time does not matter. Smile at …
Life
Life is a shining raindrop Dancing on a foggy window. It is a thawing steam On a frigid day. It is a heart-petal Drifting down to the earth.
Worthless
Always grasping At stone-gray shadows Of wealth, Both of atoms And of name. Yet these atoms Cannot assemble Into the shape of love. And this name Cannot spell out True understanding.
Ordinary Magic
Raindrops on the windshield Sprinkles of sun through the trees Silhouettes of clouds at dawn Rising steam from a cup of tea The folds of window curtains Patterns in the wood grain Gleams of light on wet pavement These vignettes may seem plain But search for the art in …
Smile
What varied thoughts the new year bears, For some, excitement, for some, fresh cares. Expectant souls survey their days And earth attempts to mend its tears. Each person views in different ways their year behind, and the coming maze. Many have only moments to be And countless others have …