White Jasmine Lord
So long as this breath fills your nostrils, Why seek out fragrant flowers? Peaceful, compassionate, patient, already your own master, …
Category Archives: Poetry
View of Spring
Another Spring White birds over the grey river. Scarlet flowers on the green hills. I watch the Spring go by …
Ashes to Ashes
Black hair and red cheeks: for how long? One moment, and the silver threads run through. Open the blinds: the …
Written on the Wall at Chang’s Hermitage
It is Spring in the mountains. I come alone seeking you. The sound of chopping wood echoes Between the silent …
Body & Soul
Cremation It nearly cancels my fear of death, my dearest said, When I think of cremation. To rot in …
The Cobweb
A few minutes ago, I stepped onto the deck of the house. From there I could see and hear the …
The Moment
Clear After Rain Autumn, cloud blades on the horizon. The west wind blows from ten thousand miles. Dawn, in the …
Everyday Enlightenment
I cannot say which is which: the glowing plum blossom is the spring night’s moon. * Watching the moon at …
Ghalib
The world is no more than the Beloved’s single face; In the desire of the One to know its own …
Layman P’ang
When the mind is at peace the world too is at peace. Nothing real, nothing absent. Not holding on to …
Remembering the Sacred Self 