[Byzantine Bindings]

Tuesday 31 October 2017

Morning Prayer

sitting
thoughts come and go
somewhere in the distance
another beating heart calls me
homeward

Monday 30 October 2017

Monastery

deep impression
of beat
rhythm
leitmotif
of cosmic drone
ways of doing things
key to how work becomes prayer
if done thoughtfully and mindfully
if you have a routine
way
sense of purpose
of dedication
of discipline
then there is room
space
open hand
upon which
the butterfly might land.




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Tuesday 24 October 2017

Late Autumn

dying
close companion
throughout the whole of life
turn your constant face towards me
daily



death has no emotion
no feeling
like thoughts of dying
which
creates fear and regret
watering these seeds
brings more suffering
better
see your true history
in clouds
in the faces of
parents
of people you helped
children, grandchildren
let every cell of your body smile
water the seeds of compassion








Sunday 22 October 2017

Mid-Term

let go
restless yearning
listen to the weather
everything is as it should be
flowing

Saturday 21 October 2017

Editing


wordless*
resting the brain
come back to the moment
nurturing seeds of the future
beauty






* ‘wordless’ stated off life as wording

Tuesday 17 October 2017

New Moon

to what end
are meanings constructed
tiny footholds in crumbling rock
constantly shifting weight from
one leg to the other becoming
a stubborn people unheeding
jeering at prophets imagining cruel
endings
smiling morning star holds hope
new beginnings
when water sits as stone
silent snowfall makes it all
equally redeemable

keeping
to the water
morning breaks the meaning
letting go should be so simple
waken

Monday 16 October 2017

Morning Glow

half-light
before colour
wondering about space
time and again in the mist of
morning

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Today

Dying
will be no more
rebirth proving once more
seasons endless rounding of time
exposed.