Thursday, July 11, 2019

Unearthing



                                                   Most Beloved Keikosan's Home Garden


A fountain of rage
waging from the streets
of humans sharing their stories
releasing chronic angst

Perhaps it is more that spills along
less succinct, hidden drops
mortified of their own presence
yet breathing an uncanny glint

Bemused of this layered presence
Of something that anger is shielding
under its mighty guise
trampling in unison with its mates

To rest the rising perplexity
finally spurts a fellow human
'those were the tears of pursuit
cloaking themselves under fits of fury'

but then how far should hope persist
with unceasing relentless actions?
or it is alright to seek respite
to let the nature spin its wisdom?

Will it ensue if I re-posit?
Asks the impatient fellow human..




Saturday, February 16, 2019

Everywhere and Nowhere


                                                               Arashiyama, Kyoto



I hear this sound of desire to grow
tingling from the rustle of a leaf
jostled by the wind
hoping to swoop to an alien shed ...
I hear this sound of desire to grow
with the butterfly flapping ceaselessly
from one bloom to another
cherishing beauty without patience ...
I hear this sound of desire to grow
with airplanes skating in the sky
bearing humans with hopes
and dreams of a distant land ...
What is this symbolic growth that we chase
under the guise of change and motion
which emanates from without us?
Or do we elude the sameness of being
in order to evade the agonizing stillness
which emanates from within us?


Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The View from Within




                                                                 Sapa '2019



Is it the stillness of the place
or the sobriety of the mind?
I ask myself...
With every breath drawn closer
each thought feels distant
This strange vanity of the wind
Slurping away lonely ideas
And stringing them together
into songs about freedom...
Far away in another village
Another dreamer recoups the lyrics
Pulling only those strings
That sooth her glorious chaos...
This frolicking of the breeze
Inspires many tales of liberation
Whisking away its secrets
But where is the song coming from
Is it the stillness of the place
or the sobriety of the mind?
I ask myself...












Thursday, December 13, 2018

Reflection





*Reflection*

The old sewing machine
With fingers finely attuned to the edges of a fabric
And some slithering gently as the cloth moves forward
The feet bowing to the tunes of the lever,
And the thread spinning somersault to the rhythm of the body
Aren’t these patterns on the cloth a reflection of a moving mind?
Sometimes linear, often frenzied…
Once it’s all laid out...
We attribute it with meaning …
Just like life…
Seeking closure in our motions!