sitting
thoughts come and go
somewhere in the distance
another beating heart calls me
homeward
"Dio - God. Phase - a distinct period... forming part of something's development." (Wikipedia)
Tuesday 31 October 2017
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.
BBC 4 link only for another 25 days!
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.
BBC 4 link only for another 25 days!
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
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
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
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