Incense sticksLit and burningShedding ashOfferings to the GodsUntil our sticks are burnt And we are gone.. I used to hate incense – as recently as last month I hated incense – now I’m addicted to the stuff. The smell hasn’t changed, although now I open up my entire house and the scented smoke disperses so […]
We are all capable of self destructing Allowing the dark To usurp the light that burns within A single thought leading to another And another The perpetual dripping tap Releases from above Gravity grasping as it falls toward the ground Absorbing sound But there is a moment before the splash is heard In that moment […]
In meditation We learn compassion Patience We learn to sit Commit No matter what thoughts cross our mind Back and forth Jumping in We let them do what thinking is Because that is the brain and how it acts Nobody would tell a heart to stop beating So we can’t stop thinking thoughts Only We […]
In the moment There is nothing ahead And nothing behind Peripheral vision Blurs Deep breaths purrrs The longer you sit The more time you gain As slowly your brain Sinks back Into the present moment And all the fragments that blow Like leaves on the wind Come gathering together Pour back in To this gap […]
When you’re quiet And you’ve done the work Your mind is at rest You’re focused And there is someone in the room Just making aimless conversation If you tune in Whilst still remaining quiet It is annoying And you realise So much of what we say and converse about With some people Strangers usually or […]
Poetry – spoken word and mini movie here: Words: How good do you look naked? Metaphorically of course Just stepped out of the shower And someone hits you With Negativity Prejudice Racism Cynicism Judgement … Do you respond calmly Rationally Peacefully Diplomatically Or do you rage in your response? Enough so that you feel dirty […]
When all the world is closing in The curtains sheer The walls too thin And fingernails scratch Down the backbone of your life Notice the spine How it bends and twists And notice the gaps The space between Notice the breath how it moves within Noticing noticing everything Now My friend My very best friend […]
Its a magical time of day. The Hindus call this time Brahmamuhurta, it is a time which is very suitable for meditation as the mind is still and calm. I believe that this is a time just before your mind falls into the regular grooves and ruts of thinking. If you currently wake with the […]
There is a space insideA vast auditoriumWhere we stand togetherAnd connectWe file inOne by oneThe heartbrokenThe desperateThose who have hit rock bottomThe enlightenedThe ones who stumbled in drunkThe forgottenThose that have lost their wayOr just found itFor these are the statesIn which we comeOne by oneAnd suddenly the lights go onAnd we are manyWe arrive […]
When the mind is without thought The silence buzzes Shrieks The area between the ears looms huge Like a four lane highway Empty of vehicles But full of noise Surging outwards to the ears Searching For sound When the eyes are without sight Coloured lights Flash against black Blue Silver Coiling Roiling The lack of […]
