Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Thanksgiving, 2011, Kovalam, Varkala, India, Part 1

Morning tea is new
Bringing me closer to now
Hot, wet, sweet and good.

The light house turns again
Shining it's beacon on me
When will I awake?

The miracle of life
Found in each wave as it comes
And goes for awhile

How could anything
Be better than now? I see
Buddha everywhere.

The past is a dream
The future uncertain. Only
this moment is real.

Sleep is sweet but so
is waking to thoughts of you.
I turn to find you.

No eraser here
Or in life, only forgive
-ness, and compassion.

Tea is gone just now
But it's tast remains on my
tongue and in my mind.

I can only do
As much I can can starting
now, with this intent.

Today I will find
A time to share a smile, with
Someone I will meet.

My wife is sleeping
She knows no Dharma, except
She already does.

Cosmic thoughts seemed real
At seventeen, now they have
returned for a time.

Thoughts come and go, but
 My love for you will remain.
Strong and real like fire.

Two hands reach out, one
From you and one from me, and
Our eyes shine with love.

I don't know you yet.
But you will be my sister,
My brother, I love you.

I don't know you yet,
But I can already tell,
You will be my friend.

I haven' met you
I'v never heard your voice, but
It rings in my ear.

I need only food,
And sleep to be strong so that
I can do some good.

One breath at a time
One world at a time, this one
Is incredible.

Unraveling all.
The way to empty, who knew?
Many people knew.

This page was intent
-ionally left full so that
I can find my way.

I can mostly stop
And let go, but other times
I still grasp too tight.

Each morning brings the
Promise of a chance to do
some good in the world
OR
some good with my life
OR
Some thing that is right.

These words are wirtten
In a small book made by hands
That I can sense now.

In another page, the
Book will be half full, but the
heart is completely.

Close your eyes, then look
Again at the clouds, see how
They will always change.

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