like Icarus choking on his wing’s wax
Phoenix too laden with ashes to rise
Sisyphus stoned by rock bottom
an Angel suffocating on its halo
the witch seeks to be a Fairy Queen
assembles the mirror of Self and
seeks solace in prayer and meditation
one cannot give what has not been received
Janus will have to gather a third face for the present
looking backward and forward does not suffice
to overcome the deluded nature of an illusion
the only permanent matter is impermanence
either one honestly grasps nascent reality
or corporeality strangles immanent awakening
the Buddha can transcend without fig tree or rice bowl
not every robe has to shine in bright orange
and yet a rainbow needs sunshine as well as dark clouds
tantra means woven together and providence
patchwork for the mosaic and tapestry of life
no more threadbare rags nor shards of broken magic
in wonder and marvel lie imagination and miracles
wisdom is knowing what can and cannot be changed
humility and serenity require arduous work
to achieve some degree of spiritual connection
Categories:
reconnection, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Rekindled, our bond,
Years lost, now paths interlace,
Laughter blooms anew,
Memories, like stars, align,
Warmth in the cold space between.
Categories:
reconnection, friendship,
Form: Tanka
A year ago I couldn’t bear to see your face
Now I wait to pick you up from your place
Take you to dinner and smile the whole time
As if neither of us committed our crime
I sit and think of all the times we shared
it makes me feel warm knowing you cared
A laugh that makes butterflies fly inside
We sit and hold hands going for a ride
The way you smell, laugh, and even breathe
Sets everything in my world at perfect ease
I feel everything for you I did back then
I know now how bad I want you again
I cherish everything you are now and in memories
impossible to think recently we were enemies
So I extend this second chance
in hopes our hearts again will dance
Categories:
reconnection, confusion, desire, emotions, first
Form: Quatrain
You take me back in time
to a boy I used to know
and nothing has changed
Nights like these
make me realize what I miss
All of my best friends
A few of many
that make everything feel right again
and how they changed my life
So am I on a mission for reconnection?
It's worth a try
Categories:
reconnection, friendshipme,
Form: Free verse