Today I walk the same path
I see flowers in the verges
I see sheep’s wool on the fences
I walk faster than yesterday
For now I know where I am going
Because of my increased pace
I have longer to pause; to look
At the butterflies more closely
Such as the one of plain colour
A mousy-brown, yes perhaps
A field mouse, without any
Of those crazy orange patterns
Monday 15 October 2018
Sunday 14 October 2018
Chiaroscuro
A clear blue sky
A still still tree
Light lilac flowers
Whose name I do not know
Though I do know someone
Who very well might
I do know sunlight
I do know shadow
I do know the sound of birds
And the aeroplane above
To say that this is a pleasure
Would be an understatement
Yet still I will say it
A still still tree
Light lilac flowers
Whose name I do not know
Though I do know someone
Who very well might
I do know sunlight
I do know shadow
I do know the sound of birds
And the aeroplane above
To say that this is a pleasure
Would be an understatement
Yet still I will say it
Saturday 13 October 2018
Plain Gift
I thought I might pick a leaf
A great big leaf
From the great big tree
I thought I might place that leaf
On the Sangha table
With photographs and donations
Then I found this seat
In this gentle space
With sunlight and flowers
I read your message
I too wish to be at home
Yet there is beauty here
A great big leaf
From the great big tree
I thought I might place that leaf
On the Sangha table
With photographs and donations
Then I found this seat
In this gentle space
With sunlight and flowers
I read your message
I too wish to be at home
Yet there is beauty here
Friday 12 October 2018
Stick With It
The discussion is over
But soon
The walking meditation will begin
But soon
The aircraft will have landed
But soon
Cars will reach their destinations
And already
The dog has stopped barking
And already
Church bells have changed peel
And already
The breeze, for what it was worth
Has become becalmed
But soon
The walking meditation will begin
But soon
The aircraft will have landed
But soon
Cars will reach their destinations
And already
The dog has stopped barking
And already
Church bells have changed peel
And already
The breeze, for what it was worth
Has become becalmed
Thursday 11 October 2018
Kindness
There is a breeze
Yet it is ever so slight
Though sufficient
To move the taller flowers
The higher branches
The limper leaves
But not enough force
To dislodge the clouds
In the roof of the sky
Which have held their own
For much of the day
And may, for all I know
Be there again tomorrow
Let us all hope, that this slow
Slow stillness continues with us
Yet it is ever so slight
Though sufficient
To move the taller flowers
The higher branches
The limper leaves
But not enough force
To dislodge the clouds
In the roof of the sky
Which have held their own
For much of the day
And may, for all I know
Be there again tomorrow
Let us all hope, that this slow
Slow stillness continues with us
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