~ Suzuki Roshi
…easy to forget. peace-giving, perspective balancing, grateful to remember…
#gratitude #abide #zen #gift #life #SuzukiRoshi
i took a walk along the beach today,
i was alone in her beauty.
sometimes
i don’t ever see this changing,
this quiet sadness.
i sit on the hood
of my car
staring out onto
a vast curtain of blue, purple
and veiled orange
the dusk breeze
whispers past my ears
with her occasional moan
the delight of waves
crashes below
eroded cliffs
seagulls laugh and chatter
as we gather
all of us adding
ourselves, one by one
to the chorus of silent observers
even the plants
who seem with great strength
to cling to the cliffs
they reach out toward
the infinite sky
rapt with attention
as we ~ all of us
gather one by one
all children
all expressions
of your joyous generosity
gathered along the edge
of your Presence
gathered to watch
Love embrace the horizon
and day greet night
with a starlit kiss