Familiar

A day of sitting
Back in the old familiar place
Familiar faces, spaces
Memories and feelings

Things I thought
I’d left behind
Come back to visit
Arising in my mind


[25 Feb 2007]

Day Retreat

Sitting patiently
While the mind
Scampers and jumps about
Chasing thoughts and ideas
Until suddenly observed
It lets go of its quarry
And takes a moment’s
Pause

~

Sitting quietly
While the mind
Gently observes the senses
Sights, sounds, smells, sensations
Allowed to be
Just as they are
For a moment
Now


[25 Feb 2007]

In the Morning

Black clouds
Blue sky
A rainbow over Wales

A dead fox on the road
Grey clouds
A sprinkling of birds taking flight

Sunshine streaming through
A hill glowing in the distance
A train slides through the landscape


[21 Feb 2007]