Knocking on the Mirror
Standing in front of the mirror I see a face Changing, morphing, moving in stillness Who stands before me? I reach out and the reflection reaches back Is this a […]
Category Archives: Contemplative Poetry
Into the Breach
In my heart and mind, I see suffering. Not just the ubiquitous world and everyone else’s torment and a disconnected me,hiding in the corner. The greatest suffering of all, is […]
The Mudhill
Today I realized that I was living inside the mudhill*. Wet, gooey, thick viscous mud sucks at my feet and mires me in a bog. The mudhill lies at the […]
Crystals and Contradictions
Clear as crystal Dense as stone Liquid, fluid, sometimes molten, sometimes fixed Each state an ephemeral subtlety like a wisp of smoke that gently rises to equanimity Not bound with […]
Wounded Child
Wounded child Hide and seek Crouched behind the bushes Afraid to peek Wounded child Where do you go? I called you and called you Do you know? Wounded child Where’d […]
Boundaries
where do ‘i’ stop and ‘you’ begin? distinctions and differences? “I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are. You make it hard.” Stephen Stills Unique snowflakes melt […]
Living the Paradox
living the paradoxnot black or whiteall smushed together not wrong not rightcatching the wave feeling the scenei open my eyes and start to dreamwhere’s the exitwhere’s the tunethat leads to […]
Discomfort
Momentary discomfort what is discomforted? who is discomforted? stomach upset something I ate now eating me body working toward homeostasis somewhere, so-me-where? in the body in the discomfort not all […]
The path unfolds with every step
along the way around the bend light and shadow play where it leads and where it wends is uncertain the guide on the left keeps you from falling the shadows […]
Eclipse
Shadows passing Obscuring, yet revealing Light bending around spheres Influence and confluence orbit harmoniously Dancing shadows play on cosmic canvas Eclipsing ordinary perception in an extraordinary universe
