COMPLETING THE CYCLE

Meditator.

Thought.

Awareness.

Concentration.

Reality as it is.

Fulfilled.

~ Thich nu Tinh Quang

THIRTY MINUTES

Can I sit with this

jumpiness, grumpiness

this thinking,

this meditation?

Can I sit with this

drippy nose,

these heavy eye lids

this imagination?

Can I sit with this

impatience

this boredom

and ache?

Renewed and inspired,

determined and steady,

I feel myself

sit without doubt.

No delusion nor regret,

all arises and fades.

The feelings,

the drama and tales.

All part of the flow....

the expanse

and release

Breathing in, breathing out,

Sitting here on this cushion.

DIVINE TRUTH

Seeking to fill the void
That wasn't there ...

seeking
not finding ...

Not recognizing that what I sought
Was there all along.

~ Thich nu Tinh Quang

ETERNAL SPRING

Impermanence ...

A gleeful game

of Hide and Seek.

~ Thich nu Tinh Quang

HAIKU 7

the incense burns out

on the mound of dead ashes

what fragrance remains?

SNOWFALLS

Snow falls,
muffling sound:
all the world seems quieter -
a mimicry of peace;
muffling my garden,
and the violas look just like
the plantain weeds;
muffling hills and fields
so dull landscapes become
fairylands; and
muffling the frozen lagoon.
(One could walk upon water
and not know it.)

~ Beverly Shepard