Silence
What is silence? The absence of sound? The absence of words? The absence of thoughts? The absence of self? The absence of movement? Where does silence begin and the words […]
Tag Archives: poetry
In the Morning
In the morning I see the fire laced clouds Wisps of smoke, vaporous splendor Birds weave their song and wing in the light the breeze gently heals wounds most tender […]
Presence
Presence What is Presence? Is Presence a what, where, when, who, why, or how? Is Presence separate from us, me, we, you, or they? Interbeing Attention with Intention without invention […]
Sins of the Father
Sins of the Father Sins of the father. Who missed the target? Was it my father, his father or his father or his…? Patriarchal penetration, perpetration and perpetuation in perpetuity? […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reflection on the Delusion
This post is a personal reflection, an inner conversation with myself. When I use the pronoun ‘you’ I am addressing myself. It is not directed to anyone other than my […]
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
