Monday, December 31, 2007

Each day the sunset...

December 30, 2007

Each day the sunset,
Later than the day before.
I feel the earth tilt.

A prayer goes out...

December 30, 2007

A prayer goes out.
The answer unexpected.
We are all gods here.

Worries come from where?...

December 29, 2007

Worries come from where?
The same place that dreams come from.
They are twin sisters.

Sights, sounds, smells, and tastes...

December 29, 2007

Sights, sounds, smells, and tastes,
The textures and sensations,
Memories and dreams.

Friends cross the distance...

December 27, 2007

Friends cross the distance,
Someone to listen and speak.
What could be better?

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Six pines in the wind...

December 25, 2007

Six pines in the wind.
Now they whisper, now they roar.
Listen who will hear.

Monkey in a box...

December 25, 2007

Monkey in a box.
Five windows to look out of.
Who will tame him now?

Monday, December 24, 2007

My disappointment...

December 24, 2007

My disappointment,
Is like a bruise that will heal.
Purple turns to green.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

The winter solstice...

December 23, 2007

The winter solstice.
The longest night of the year.
This I must endure.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Love will have it's way...

December 22, 2007

Love will have its way.
It will pull you together,
Or tear you apart.

Basho walked alone...

December 22, 2007

Basho walked alone.
He saw the world with his feet.
I see his footprints.

Like Basho I go...

December 22, 2007

Like Basho I go,
Out into the world of men.
We see the same moon.

Hold a single rose....

December 21, 2007 (The winter solstice)

Hold a single rose.
What you see is all there is.
The Buddha was right.

Trying to decide...

December 19, 2007

Trying to decide,
Where morning glories will be.
We both face the sun.

I am blessed...

December 18, 2007

I am blessed with,
My family and my friends,
The simple pleasures.


After you were gone...

December 13, 2007

After you were gone,
I drew your face in the sand.
Art's not eternal.

The geese fly over...

December 13, 2007

The geese fly over.
It never fails to surprise.
Honks in the darkness.

What I left behind...

December 5, 2007   
         
What I left behind,
Was all I could not carry.
What I found was frost.

I repeat my name...

December 5, 2007
    
I repeat my name,
Until it becomes nonsense.
What was it I said?

I'm here....

December 5, 2007

I'm here. Seis Pinos.
It took a very long time.
The wind whispers now.