Sit

Make no effort to block the thoughts

Don't stop the river
Let the waters flow
Watch it all go by

As the sun rises down the garden

A pheasant climbs
The pile of wood
Just sits, with the morning


[10 October 2009]

Sunrise

After the effort
Everything put down
Back in its place
Just doing
What needs to be done

The morning so still
The sky to the west tinged with pink
The world beginning to awaken


[09 October 2009]

108 for Daido Roshi*

Going on, going on
His Dharma carried so many
Going on together
Leaving the raft behind
He has gone beyond
Bodhi Svaha!


[10 October 2009]

* Refers to chanting the Prajñāpāramitā Mantra in memorial of Daido Roshi.

What about

What about this morning?
What about today?

The mind just simply won't settle!
It cannot find the way!

The money plant looks melancholy.
The sky above is grey.


[05 October 2009]

Full of Stars

Awake
With the morning star

Out in the cold
Clear morning

Exercising this body
Sharpening this mind

A rooster calls the day break
The dark sky still full of stars


[24 September 2009]

Thus gone

The owl's eerie hoot
Has no location
In the dark of the early morning

The rooster's rousing crow
Comes and goes
Untouched by the cold air

The cow's sonorous groan
Reverberates
Shakes the morning, then subsides

Thus come, thus gone


[19 September 2009]

No trace

The candles burn bright
But the morning sun
Is weak and pale

The mist clings on
Soaking the garden
Obscuring the view

The neighbours pigeons
Appear from the mist
Disappear into the mist

Leaving no trace


[13 September 2009]

Dark Morning

Grey clouds part
A bright crescent moon
Revealed, luminous

The clouds return
Black crows scatter
And wheel across the sky


[14 September 2009]

Taking in the morning

Sparrows forage
Under the window

A robin cocks his head
From on the piles of bricks

In the distance
A cock crows

A dog barks


[10 Sep 2009]

Two sides

Autumn sun
Low and raw
Burns into the house

On the shady side
Layers of mist
Shelter in the wet garden


[12 September 2009]

Knotted

Stomach knotted
Head knotted
Impermanence comes home

Visceral uncertainty

Not knowing
Feels like
Stepping

Off a cliff

In the Dark


[11 September 2009]

See

Cows

Clover

Clouds

Cool

Calm


[15 June 2009]

Fractured

The candles burn low
With a single *pop*
A fracture is announced
In the other glass holder


[07 July 2009]

Alight

The shaft of sunshine
On the floor
Winks
On and off
With slow deliberation


[05 July 2009]

What do you call the sound of rain?

First a gentle pitter patter
Then more and more
Small fine droplets

One after another, and altogether

Streaming down
Outside the window
Meeting the hedge

Leaf by leaf, and altogether

Bouncing and rebounding
Building a soft calming
Chorus of percussion


[29 June 09]

Exercises

The mind free
Gently flowing

The body alive
Pulsing and tingling

Morning exercises
Body and mind


[18 June 2009]

Momentarily awake

Chasing down a tunnel
Trying to grasp a thought
Wrestle it to the ground

Suddenly self-conscious

The thought dropped
All that's left
Awareness


[27 June 2009]

Morning Echoes

between incense and gongs
breath after breath
images flash

juicy golden succulent sweetcorn
smooth slippery warm new potatoes
rich salty spicy satay sauce
sour shards of crispy crunchy cabbage and carrot

last night's dinner
reflecting and rebounding
echoing in my mind
this morning


[22 June 2009]

One of the herd

A Bodhisattva gently
Herds the oxen
With humour and humility
Always the student
Receiving with joy
Giving with gratitude
One offering after another


[18 June 09]

Living colours

The black
Black earth
Fecund

Horse Radish leaves
Verdant and vibrant
Blades

Garden Mint leaves
Soft and silky
Tongues

The luminous
Luminous garden
Alive


[11 June 2009]

Natural Order

When there's a question
Of the right order
In which to do
Things

Writing
Cleaning
Shaving
Showering
Dishes
Laundry

Pissing comes first

Gratitude
Honouring this body
And it's simple needs
It serves this life so very well


[06 June 2009]

Simple

Somehow this morning
Being awake
In the world
Is more important
Than resting asleep

Running, stretching
Walking, sitting
Eating, showering

Each moment containing
A spark of joy
Simple pleasure
Happiness of being


[04 June 2009]

Meeting

Poem scribbled
I bend to pack
Notebook and pencil away

Sudden stab
Foot meets thistle

OW!















[30 May 09]

Picnic

Warm sun of late Spring
Playful breeze

A pair of buzzards
Circle high overhead

Picnic in the hills
Boys off exploring the woods

Sitting still - for a moment

Caressed by Spring
And your gentle hands


[30 May 2009]

Chopsticks

Brown rice and vegetables
All three eat with chopsticks
The sun shines in


[03 May 09]

Hotel

This is not home
This carpet, this bed
This endless rumble of traffic
This blasting air-con
This bathroom

So I sit
Face the wall
And in awareness
Meet myself
Come home

The sun rises
And birds sing


[29 April 09]

108 Poems #108

Rain comes down softly, then hard, then soft again
A robin hops, pauses, turns tail
Gone



[27 April 09]

108 Poems #107

Later in the evening
It is the delicate hint
Of a glowing crescent moon


[26 April 09]

108 Poems #106

Eyes shut and eyes open
Dream states come and dream states go
Who does this house belong to?


[25 April 09]

108 Poems #105

Phone call after email after phone call
The day flows by
Uninterrupted


[24 April 09]

108 Poems #104

Planting candles
In molten wax
An endless cycle of rebirth


[23 April 09]

108 Poems #103

Open window lets the evening, the sky and a buzzing insect in
Open nostrils let the breath in
And out


[22 April 09]

108 Poems #102

Waking slowly, step by step
Eyes open to the net of reflections
Dewdrop world in the morning sun


[21 April 09]

108 Poems #101

In the garden, I'm just a guest
Yesterday it belonged to a yellow tulip
Today, a magnificent pheasant


[20 April 09]

108 Poems #100

Vast array of stars above
The warmth of you in my arms
Home again


[19 April 09]

108 Poems #099

Separated parts of me
Reunited with joyous laughter
Beauty in the warm sunshine


[18 April 09]

108 Poems #098

The crunch of ginger
Burns pungent in my mouth
Still, I search for a taste of honey


[17 April 09]

108 Poems #097

Blocked snot hurts
Steaming myself, my throat hurts
And now I need to pee


[16 April 09]

108 Poems #096

After the brief thunderstorm
The evening is tranquil and moist
A frantically flapping pigeon leaves no trace


[15 April 09]

108 Poems #095

Sitting in the fading evening light
My nose empties, drip by salty drip
Forty minutes later, it is still full


[14 April 09]

108 Poems #094

Five minutes given fully
I meet myself again
Outside, stars but no moon in sight


[13 April 09]

108 Poems #093

Sparkling, glistening flow of drips
Slide from my nose and off my lips
Splash down onto my fingertips


[12 April 09]

108 Poems #092

A faint, most delicate and mysterious caress
Penetrates the haze of my head cold
The fragrance of roses


[11 April 09]

108 Poems #091

Thoughts of yesterday
Creep up as I contemplate
Withering daffodils


[10 April 09]

108 Poems #090

In the cool of the tender dark evening
My nose tickles, trickles, drips
Ah-CHOO!


[09 April 09]

108 Poems #089

Candlelight leaves no trace
In the evening sun. Incense
No fragrance in the breeze


[08 April 09]

Grip

cold wind and
a spattering of rain
hit my face

mixing with
bitterness and nausea
loneliness and despair

honking cries drift in
as a pair of geese
pass by in the distance

the burden
of choosing
a solitary life

feels so cold and empty
searching for meaning
and for purpose

with candles
incense
and gongs

and yet this subtle terror
doesn't lose it's grip
on my intestines


[28 March 09]

108 Poems #088

Sitting sheep and
Glistening dew
Sunshine, bursting through


[07 April 09]

108 Poems #087

Reflections, imperfections
Textures in the floor
Long shadows in the morning sun


[06 April 09]

108 Poems #086

Rippling sunlight carried on a cool breeze
Dances through the curtains
Fills the room with light and air


[05 April 09]

108 Poems #085

In this space under tall trees
A cool breeze passes through
An ant meanders purposefully


[04 April 09]

108 Poems #084

The world this morning
Stops at the hedge
Beyond, only mist


[03 April 09]

Don't know

The stream of thoughts, in swirling tangles
Settle down, to a gentle state of quiet
And in that space, comes realisation


I don't know


And all the times
I thought I did
Are all the times
I suffered so
Shutting out life
Shutting out people

And then a flood of sensations
Shock in the stomach, shaking shoulders
A throat full of sobs and gasps
As tears and snot stream down my face


My head hurts
My throat chokes
Making the four great vows
Flowing tears of regret
Gratitude and devotion

Waking up to my life


[02 April 09]

108 Poems #083

Cooling candles creak
Circling crows croak
Calmly contemplating clouds


[02 April 09]

108 Poems #082

A sunny yellow daffodil
Gazing out the window
I forget the morning is grey


[01 April 09]

The tone

Today's suffering is thinking
About the past
About the future

Wondering
What is love?

In a self-judgemental
Tone of voice


[30 March 09]

108 Poems #081

Glistening cells
And sweet juice
Fibres caught between my teeth


[31 March 09]

108 Poems #080

Nothing seems certain
Least of all the movements of the heart
Undermined by a stomach full of doubt


[30 March 09]

Reverence

Ideas of
poems
emails
phone calls

All drop away

Switch off the lights
And stand

In awe
Reverence

With
The slender crescent
The silver moon

Potent, yet
Delicate
Luminous

Present


[29 March 09]

Alight

if only I could
light an incense stick
on the incandescent
flaming golden sunset
that sets the room
and my heart

alight

I'd have no need
for matches


[29 March 09]

108 Poems #079

The sky whitens, tinged blue
The horizon glows orange
And the landscape darkens


[29 March 09]

Locked

The morning breeze delicately
Rustles leaves on the hedge
Outside

But can't reach
My barricaded heart
Inside


[26 March 09]

108 Poems #078

In the cold grey morning
A vivid splash of daffodil yellow
Solitary, nodding in the wind


[28 March 09]

108 Poems #077

Beauty in sorrow, sorrow in beauty
A single teardrop reflects
All that can be seen and all that is not said


[27 March 09]

108 Poems #076

I see the world
Through dusty spectacles and dirty windows
Its beauty reduced to glimpses


[26 March 09]

Daybreak

The mist sits in layers over the ground
The sky starts to clear

And a whisper of the moon
Fades in the south


[17 March 09]

108 Poems #075

heartbroken, heart aching
touched by the sorrows of the world
heart open, weeping. then listening


[25 March 09]

Gone

two small flames splutter
and then cease to be

surrendering to a brilliant
shaft of morning sunshine

incense smoke swirls
spreading tendrils across the room

fragrantly embracing the morning
and then cease to be


[24 March 09]

108 Poems #074

Leg muscles screaming
Thoughts wandering
Intimacy arrives with each breath


[24 March 09]

108 Poems #073

Shadows sharpen
As the sun warms the morning
After a blustery start, tranquillity


[23 March 09]

108 Poems #072

hot from running, resting
the mind almost absent, aware
sensations flow with the view, gazing


[22 March 09]

108 Poems #071

A gentle breeze whispers
Between the vast sea of stars
And the damp grass underfoot


[21 March 09]

108 Poems #070

An imperfect lawn. Look closely
Myriad forms of life and beauty
Emerge into being from the earth


[20 March 09]

108 Poems #069

In the mist shrouded morning
Bird calls and wing beats
Echo round and back


[19 March 09]

108 Poems #068

Sitting quietly, tears rise
On a tide of gratitude and love
I miss my older brother


[18 March 09]

108 Poems #067

Cool weak sunshine
Filters through the clouds and mist
Painting white reflections on the floor


[17 March 09]

108 Poems #066

Everything calm
Unhurried, effortless
A bird glides across the sky


[16 March 09]

108 Poems #065

Spring here
The hedge fully trimmed
Blue sky floods the window


[15 March 09]

108 Poems #064

Woolly grey clouds fill the sky
Then they part
Revealing the vast brilliant blue


[14 March 09]

meeting

step by step
breath by breath

caught up in thoughts
speeding up

unentangled
slowing down

damp grass in the garden
lambs bleating in the field

hills on the misty horizon
traffic announcing itself

meeting the morning
as it comes to meet me


[13 March 09]

108 Poems #063

Walking in silence
The morning orchestra
Reaches out with its offering


[13 March 09]

108 Poems #062

Searching for words
But hitting a wall
Yesterday's worries, still here


[12 March 09]

108 Poems #061

There's nothing here, nor there
That need be spoken of
Silence has no inadequacies


[11 March 09]

108 Poems #060

Racing clouds and rolling wind
Might have been in the mind
As the blotchy grey sky lumbers on


[10 March 09]

108 Poems #059

Six green and yellow slices
Fall from the avocado half
Softly glistening and smooth


[09 March 09]

Evening Chanting

Through the cracks
And gaping wounds
Of a broken heart

Gratitude and joy
Flow openly


[08 March 09]

Homesick

Welling sadness
Incredible sadness
Skirting along the edge
Of tears and loneliness

Somehow the joy and delight
Conjured up by your words
And the vision
Of walking barefoot and
Climbing trees with gratitude

Touches something dark and unknown
An overwhelming grief
I have yet to make friends with
Or even ask it's name

Where am I?


[08 March 09]

Exercising

Above, the vast deep blue bowl of sky
To the East, the bright rising moon
To the West, the sparkling evening star
Below, the damp and shadowy ground

And through the middle,
The harsh wind whistles and howls

As I exercise these limbs
And let the mind rest a while


[08 March 09]

108 Poems #058

Moonlight slides across the floor
Climbs upon the sofa
Gets swallowed by the clouds


[08 March 09]

108 Poems #057

This head aches a little
But the hedge has lost its head!
Brutally prepared for Spring.


[07 March 09]

For Katagiri Roshi

I hear your service
Deep bows
Incense
And a tear


[06 March 09]

In response to Wild Fox Zen's Memorial Service for Katagiri Roshi whom I know through the writing of Natalie Goldberg

108 Poems #056

The crisp frosty morning emerges
In the bright sharp sunshine
Blurred weariness slowly melts away


[06 March 09]

108 Poems #055

Turning and turning
Circling and circling
Yesterday's thoughts shade the morning mind


[05 March 09]

108 Poems #054

Patterns repeat
Into the night
Until rest comes


[04 March 09]

Perfection

Sitting still awareness brightens
Accepting the perfection
Of things just as they are

And just as they are not

Discomfort and turmoil
Comes to a rest
Under a bright crescent moon


[02 March 09]

108 Poems #053

Sitting still
Through aches and pains
The morning lightens


[03 March 09]

Adjusting

Chasing this
Chasing that
Hoping, fearing
Waking, sleeping
Seeing, hearing
Cooking, cleaning
Working, resting
Eating, shitting

A mind full of
Distractions
Entanglements
Obstructions

Days full of activity
So busy going
Nowhere

Adjusting

A little to the left
A little to the right
Ah...!
The middle way

The vessel
Of daily practice
Sails onwards
Slowly, steadily, gently*

Leaving opposites
Bobbing in its wake


[20 January 09]

*Deep bow to Jisu Sunim

108 Poems #052

Against the blue sky
Circling pigeons, beating wings
Shadows race across the frost


[02 March 09]

108 Poems #051

Birds flit and skim across the garden
In the peaceful stillness
Time slips by


[01 March 09]

108 Poems #050

Robin in the garden
Splash of red
In the grey brown green


[28 February 09]

108 Poems #049

Budding tendrils reach beyond the leaves
Up towards the circling birds
Free in the vast and spacious sky


[27 February 09]

108 Poems #048

Furrows of rich red soil
Seen through the gaps in the trees
By this morning's new eyes

[26 February 09]

108 Poems #047

A young couple kiss
In the street light glare
Bicycles strewn on the ground


[25 February 09]

108 Poems #046

Not one leaf stirs
In the calm stillness
Of a morning at ease


[24 February 09]

108 Poems #045

Grey blue morning
Nothing special
A cool and gentle breeze


[23 February 09]

Reaching beauty

Great fingers of solid cloud
Reach out across the sky

Interlaced with
Cotton wool
And sunshine


[22 February 09]

108 Poems #044

Red and gold motorway lights
The great dragon of the night
Streaming and writhing southward


[22 February 2009]

Fragile

Incredible loneliness
Passing through life
In the company of others
And in the company of none

In the bright town centre
Pretty fragile creatures
Distract and tear at the heart

Questions of choices
Both made and kept
For freedom or fear?
Seemed so sure at the time

In the dark country lane
Shining stars beckon
Bringing the heart home


[21 February 09]

108 Poems #043

A little snow on distant hills
In my garden
Sunshine and snowdrops!


[21 February 09]

108 Poems #042

Black feathers
Perfect stillness
In the midst of great speed


[20 February 09]

108 Poems #041

Lambs bleating
Rain drumming
The fridge hums along


[19 February 09]

Marks

In the darkness, and in the quiet
Almost too tired to lift the pen
I go through the motions

to see what

marks

are left

on
the
paper


[18 February 09]

108 Poems #040

Tired and barely awake
Anxieties and worries
Disintegrate and flow on


[18 February 09]

108 Poems #039

A cloud of black shapes
Rise and scatter across the sky
Beating, flapping, wheeling, gliding, croaking


[17 February 09]

Mountains Swim

The waters rise
For some
Aspirations rise
For some
Sorrows rise
For some
Opportunities rise
For some
Hardships rise

The mountains swim
The waters don't stop


[15 February 09]

In response to watching Up the Yangtze.

108 Poems #038

As the evening darkens
Letting go of fear and anger
The mind lightens


[16 February 09]

Ashes

The Heart of the Perfection
Of Great Wisdom
Reaches across
Time
Continents
Languages
A life complete

Ashes in the ground
A death complete

Great vows, a great legacy
Yet while ashes are buried
The heart sorrows


[15 February 09]

108 Poems #037

Today. So much effort
But really, nothing special
Just this. Now.


[15 February 09]

Passing

So many falling leaves
Even as Spring arrives

The life and death of humans
Follow their own cycles
And metacycles
Seemingly not bound
To the circumambulation
Of the earth around the sun

In the night sky
Shooting stars one after
Another

In the morning
No trace of snow nor
Footprints


[15 February 09]

108 Poems #036

A grey blanket of cloud
In the sky and in my mind
And yet life and beauty still emerge


[14 February 09]

108 Poems #035

Enjoyable at the time
Last night's dinner
Haunts me this morning


[13 February 09]

Night Glow

a golden moon
climbs in the east
through layers of cloud
above the city lights
towards the stars
in the blackness
of the night sky above


[12 February 09]

108 Poems #034

Anxieties, stress and worry
Boiling up, burning through
Leaving calm open spaciousness


[12 February 09]

108 Poems #033

Mysterious
Strands of cloud decorate
The luminous golden moon


[11 February 09]

108 Poems #032

Full moon and a female blackbird
Vanish without a trace
As the sun rises


[10 February 09]

108 Poems #031

No inspiration, no thought
The landscape seems bleak
The day's tasks pressing


[09 February 09]

108 Poems #030

Holding onto anxieties
Kindles flames of anger
Wanting to protect, the unprotectable


[08 February 09]

Walking home

This morning's footprints
Black icy puddles in the white snow
Walking home over the hills
In the cold moonlit night


[06 February 09]

108 Poems #029

Incense infused silence
Warm pools of candlelight
At one with the night


[07 February 09]

108 Poems #028

Softly, softly, softly
Every flake counts
A deep blanket of white


[06 February 09]

A bowl

In the morning
A bowl of oats

In the evening
A bowl of rice

Fruit and seeds
With the oats

Vegetables and bean curd
With the rice

Such is the simplicity
I strive for in life


[01 September 08]

108 Poems #027

Without beginning, without ending
A Mi Tuo Fo, A Mi Tuo Fo*
Time flows, ever so gently, tenderly


[05 February 09]

*阿彌陀佛

108 Poems #026

Footprints in the snow
Lead to the other shore
Gentle warmth, kindness and humour


[04 February 09]

108 Poems #025

Sunshine sets alight
The snowy landscape
Grey clouds loom


[03 February 09]

Thinking of home

Cold dark morning, snow on the ground
For a brief moment, I wonder
How much of my life is about
Running away from the inevitable
Death of all those that I love?


[02 February 09]

108 Poems #024

Impenetrable blanket of cloud
Grey, white
Snow on the ground


[02 February 09]

No effort

Sitting

The moon
High in the west
Makes no comment
Makes no effort
Clouds pass by

Just sitting
Luminous


[13 January 09]

108 Poems #023

Partial moon
Glimpsed through the clouds
Later the evening star


[01 February 09]

108 Poems #022

Loneliness greets me in the morning
Gentle and attentive
I let it be and breathe


[31 January 09]

108 Poems #021

A wet grey morning
Yet its beauty gently sings
I gaze awhile in gratitude


[30 January 09]

108 Poems #020

Conversations go round and around
Inside my head
Traffic roars by outside


[29 January 09]

Driving to work

Coming over a crest
Below Aconbury Hill
In the grey damp morning
A stream of golden sunshine
Illuminates Dinedor Hill


[26 January 09]

108 Poems #019

A passing pheasant
Leaves no trace in the air
Despite its frantic wing beats


[28 January 09]

108 Poems #018

Without stopping or starting
Night gradually becomes day
Darkness becomes light


[27 January 09]

108 Poems #017

Garden and fields in green and brown
Under a mild grey sky
Soft colours of the morning


[26 January 09]

108 Poems #016

From the darkness
A surprising anger reacts
To every small disturbance


[25 January 09]

Mist

The white and frosty landscape

drifts gently away into the thick mist

[14 January 09]

Need

sometimes there's no need
to do anything

simply sit
simply smile
simple be

here


[15 January 09]

Ice

Standing in the conservatory
In the dark morning
Car headlights illuminate
Patterns of ice in the glass


[28 November 08]

Practising Being

Nothing more joyful
than practising being
at the end of a day
complete


[16 November 08]

Witnessed

Finishing work in the dark
Driving home
Witnessed by the rising moon
Sleeping under the pale white glow

Rising to the luminous radiance
Practising awakening
Witnessed by the suspended moon
No need for anyone to point


[16 October 08]

Being at home

Sit down
Sit still
In the calm of being
Listen to the hum and echo
Of reverberating
Silence

And let everything go
Drop
No need to hold a single thing
A single thought

Boundaries blur and flow
These hands and these legs
This chair and this desk
The tiles on the floor

All here
Together
A silent orchestra
Perfectly so


[23 January 09]

108 Poems #015

On the pile of bricks
Just outside the window
A sparrow hops, hops, into the hedge


[24 January 09]

108 Poems #014

Simple birdsong
A voice of beauty
Speaks to my tears


[23 January 09]

108 Poems #013

Seeing angry accusations and judgements
As ornaments to clear guidance and direction
I walk the path of gratitude and humility


[22 January 09]

Hurt

I unclench my fist

Feel cool air on my palm

And space between my fingers

What if I unclench my heart?



[21 January 09]

108 Poems #012

Angry thoughts and hurt feelings
dropped in sudden awareness
of just this


[21 January 09]

Touched

The moon
At midnight
Illuminates the landscape
Brightening my heart


[11 November 08]

Nothing to Attain

Each movement

Intention is precisely action
Action is precisely intention

A slow walk
Wholeness of being
Gratitude


[11 November 08]

108 Poems #011

Are three lines enough?
Or actually too many?
Silence


[20 January 09]

Tracing

Tracing the origin
Of a patch of light
On the landing wall

Craning my neck
I discover the moon

Brightly tucked up
Into the top corner
Of the upstairs window


[11 October 08]

108 Poems #010

After the rain and the thoughts
Clear and joyous birdsong
In the still dark morning


[19 January 09]

108 Poems #009

Thoughts fall away
Revealing a heart of gratitude
And a space of joy


[18 January 09]

108 Poems #008

Starting the day slowly
Darkness, wind, rain
Give way to sunshine and blue sky


[17 January 09]

108 Poems #007

Conversations, thoughts, ideas
Peeled away one by one
What is at the core?


[16 January 09]

108 Poems #006

Wondering if it's cold outside
I take the compost to the garden
Warm slippers await my return

[15 January 09]

Non-sleeping

joyful insomnia
the kind of complete
happiness
of knowing where
i am
right now


[07 November 08]

Unfolding

The world turns
And the sun appears to rise
The sky lightens and day breaks

Morning practice flows
And clarity appears to arise
The mind opens and joy shines through


[29 October 08]

Human

truly there is no knowing
the unimaginable depths

of joy
of gratitude

this precious human life can bring


[28 October 08]

108 Poems #005

Tumbling thoughts
Released one by one
With open palms


[14 January 09]

108 Poems #004

Palms together
I pass the moon
High in the west window


[13 January 09]

108 Poems #003

Rain in the early morning
Warmer than the frost
Birdsong as the darkness lingers on


[12 January 09]

108 Poems #002

This morning as I sit
A little Buddha comes
To join me in the stillness


[11 January 09]

108 Poems #001

Starting where I am
Where else is there?
Coming home a deep joy


[10 January 09]

Perching

frosty morning
streaming sunshine
sparkling ground
a robin in the bare tree
just sitting


[03 January 09]

Don't make hasty decisions

Dark chocolate
on an empty stomach
suddenly the bathroom calls

Or was it?
Who can know
the root cause of something?

Afterwards
I brush my teeth


[03 January 08]