rain falls
pittering the leaves
pattering the earth
nature’s sutra
gently chanted
outside my window
inside
warm
and calm
quiet mind
full heart
present in the moment
Tag: Thailand
From Deep Within
If the sky can seem to be
So many layers deep
Illuminated so vibrantly
From deep within
So many layers deep
Illuminated so vibrantly
From deep within
Perhaps, so can I
Detail ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #151
Enrapt in detail
Subtlety and nuance
Lovely and enthralling
I follow the forms
Savour the textures
Delight in the harmonics
Of ever-changing repetitions
Subtlety and nuance
Lovely and enthralling
I follow the forms
Savour the textures
Delight in the harmonics
Of ever-changing repetitions
Lost in the detail
Context and meaning
Evasive and fractured
I swirl in a sea of the minute
Fruitlessly distracted
Diverted from the present
By endless possibilities
So must I be alert
To the scale of perception
Find the balance between
A piece and the whole
A detail and its meaning
An event and its context
Choices
Upon my shoulders
Rest a life-span’s choices
Rest a life-span’s choices
Some for good
Some for naught
Most with barely
Any thought
A good many
I regret
But the life
Which made them
I do not
I learned
I grew
I fell down
I got back up
Vessels Beckon
Vessels beckon
Come aboard
Set sail
Horizons calling
To journey beyond
I build castles on the beach
Realizing my dreams
Adventures unfolding
One bucket of sand at a time
While the boats
Tug gently at the lanyards
I’ve tied firmly to the shore
Awakening
In the blurry fog
Of Western Christianity
In which there seemed
Oh so much hypocrisy
The gentle touch
Of Eastern thought
Guided me
Along a different path
Straight to the core
Of Christ’s own heart
Of Western Christianity
In which there seemed
Oh so much hypocrisy
The gentle touch
Of Eastern thought
Guided me
Along a different path
Straight to the core
Of Christ’s own heart
This Golden Touch
This golden touch
I reach for Earth
Connect to it
And all that is
With quiet mind
Become as one
With everything
I reach for Earth
Connect to it
And all that is
With quiet mind
Become as one
With everything
Transient Space
Transient space between
Fingertip and presence
Fingertip and presence
Connection
Transition
Evil subdued
Peaceful detachment
Lotus Petals
Petals fallen
To dimpled pond
Where raindrops gather
On lotus pads
A thousand diamonds glittering
Under slate grey skies
To dimpled pond
Where raindrops gather
On lotus pads
A thousand diamonds glittering
Under slate grey skies
Rain quells nature’s sounds
No songbirds sing
No children shout
Ours are the only ears
To hear
The gentle white-noise patter
Of rainfall
Coming back to Earth
Feng Shui Calm
Rain on lotus pad
Pitter-patter droplets caught
Little waterfall
Pitter-patter droplets caught
Little waterfall
