The sound of thunder
From the steel-gray sky.
What a marvelous
And simple thing.

Morning air,
Scent of wet earth
After a night
Of rain.

Last star peeking
Thru my window.
A shiny dot
On deep blue sky.
Mind settles,
All is calm.

Chilly morning air
Brings my mind back home.
A trio of purring cats
Fills my heart
With joy.

Lazy, cloudy Sunday.

Hollow mind,
Hollow thoughts,
Just a dream
Of being ‘me.’

A strange landscape,
My own house.
Strange sounds all around.

A new beginning.
A new life.
Today.

Buddha smiling,
Incense burning,
Breathing calmly
Sitting still.

Little paws,
A gentle mewing,
Bring me back
Asking for breakfast.

Get up,
Bow down,
Go practice love.

Bird songs drift in
Thru the window.
Morning air
Is fresh and still.

Mind rest calmly,
Breathe flows slowly.
I simply sit,
just here, just now.

_/|\_

Monkey running,
Monkey yelling,
Monkey climbing
Being wild.

Just see monkey,
Let him be,
Let him exhaust
It’s own rage.

Monkey sitting,
Monkey breathing.
Mind is quiet,
Monkey’s gone.

Life, any life,
Unique and fragile.
A single drop of dew
Under the sun.

Life, any life,
A rare accident,
A breaking wave,
A sudden flash.

Life, any life,
Blown away forever
Like a tiny poem
Written in the sand.

Life, any life,
Sacred in it’s brevity.
A rare jewel,
A lonely star.