ZEN GARDEN
Those bamboo reeds that gently sway
And mock the day that fades away
In silent thoughts that shout and scream
I stand alone as in a dream
For time itself is holding still
As if by chance against my will
The perfumed nectar of each flower
My very being at once devours
And though this spell I cannot break
With all my senses it will take
To hold this gift that may expire
This Zen of meditation
Steps to a Forgotten Boat
Those steps now lead to nowhere
Except each lapping wave
The ships that once were moored there
Have long since gone away
The sailors who set sail there
Are lost within the past
Their history and their stories
Long lost beneath a mast
Where did the compass take them
Which stars at night did shine
Now just an empty jetty
Is all that’s left to find
I hope they sailed to freedom
And lived a life so true
Upon the very ocean
This jetty has in view
Thought To Ponder -“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.”- Eckhart Tolle
Music on You Tube – Terry Oldfield -De Profundis – Out of the Depth
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