Robin in the garden
Splash of red
In the grey brown green
[28 February 09]
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Not just science or religion - Accepting Uncertainty
11 years ago
28 February 2009
27 February 2009
108 Poems #049
Budding tendrils reach beyond the leaves
Up towards the circling birds
Free in the vast and spacious sky
[27 February 09]
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]
Seen through the gaps in the trees
By this morning's new eyes
[26 February 09]
26 February 2009
108 Poems #047
A young couple kiss
In the street light glare
Bicycles strewn on the ground
[25 February 09]
In the street light glare
Bicycles strewn on the ground
[25 February 09]
25 February 2009
23 February 2009
Reaching beauty
Great fingers of solid cloud
Reach out across the sky
Interlaced with
Cotton wool
And sunshine
[22 February 09]
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]
The great dragon of the night
Streaming and writhing southward
[22 February 2009]
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]
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]
21 February 2009
20 February 2009
19 February 2009
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]
Almost too tired to lift the pen
I go through the motions
to see what
marks
are left
on
the
paper
[18 February 09]
18 February 2009
17 February 2009
108 Poems #039
A cloud of black shapes
Rise and scatter across the sky
Beating, flapping, wheeling, gliding, croaking
[17 February 09]
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.
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.
16 February 2009
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]
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]
15 February 2009
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]
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]
13 February 2009
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]
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]
12 February 2009
108 Poems #034
Anxieties, stress and worry
Boiling up, burning through
Leaving calm open spaciousness
[12 February 09]
Boiling up, burning through
Leaving calm open spaciousness
[12 February 09]
11 February 2009
10 February 2009
108 Poems #032
Full moon and a female blackbird
Vanish without a trace
As the sun rises
[10 February 09]
Vanish without a trace
As the sun rises
[10 February 09]
09 February 2009
108 Poems #031
No inspiration, no thought
The landscape seems bleak
The day's tasks pressing
[09 February 09]
The landscape seems bleak
The day's tasks pressing
[09 February 09]
08 February 2009
108 Poems #030
Holding onto anxieties
Kindles flames of anger
Wanting to protect, the unprotectable
[08 February 09]
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]
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]
Warm pools of candlelight
At one with the night
[07 February 09]
06 February 2009
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]
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
05 February 2009
108 Poems #026
Footprints in the snow
Lead to the other shore
Gentle warmth, kindness and humour
[04 February 09]
Lead to the other shore
Gentle warmth, kindness and humour
[04 February 09]
03 February 2009
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]
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]
02 February 2009
No effort
Sitting
The moon
High in the west
Makes no comment
Makes no effort
Clouds pass by
Just sitting
Luminous
[13 January 09]
The moon
High in the west
Makes no comment
Makes no effort
Clouds pass by
Just sitting
Luminous
[13 January 09]
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