To whom goes the blame
for unassuming flowers
crushed beneath indifferent heels?
~
Neither casting blame
or indifference heals a
flower or anything else.
Month: May 2016
Gardening
How do we learn what
to hold onto and when it
is time to let go?
~
Tender young seedlings
will wither and expire
when clutched too firmly in hand.
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Finders Keepers
When regarding trees,
and thus missing the forest,
who will find the mushrooms there?
~
Those whose vision is
both deep and broad will find
mushrooms, forest, and the trees.
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Unpleasant Zen
What is the secret
to happiness and how do
you discover it?
~
Embrace the sorrow
and cherish the agony,
for they are the path to joy.
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Human Limitations
Must we continue
to just see duality
when we all are one people?
~
We humans can’t seem
to grasp non-duality
even about the divine.
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Dancing Hosts
Regarding tipping
points, do you think we’ll
tip in the right direction?
~
Teeter and totter,
balancing on that pin head,
can we not all be Angels?
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Where The Accent Falls
What demarcation
separates family from friends
and isolates whole nations?
~
Accent on difference
separates us both from each
other and our better selves.
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Face to Face
How can we keep from
losing heart in the face of
so much heartlessness?
~
Every heartlessness
requires those with a heart
to face it and stare it down.
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Total Disconnect
When bandwidth becomes
the focus of agony,
is it time to cut the cord?
~
For us aged ones,
understanding of bandwidths
and their agony have fled.
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Finding Peace in Progress
How can we rest when
we fail to plant trees for our
grandchildren to rest beneath?
~
We’ll pave paradise
to build more tacky boxes
and rest beneath billboard shade.
