sunlight and shadows
the only guests received
preservation of retreat
Reverie
morning fog
the wide world
is a contemplation
Kit
self possessed
the surety of instinct
edges out all doubt
Everything
the garden holds
life and death with
Buddha at the center
Buddha’s Back
in the present
facing the future
honoring the past
Opening
seat of knowledge
where the rock split
Buddha sits
Middle Way
deep in the woods
on the path
leads the Buddha
Practice
the bench alone
in cold contemplation
deliberation of spring
Green Glade
in the quiet
nature’s voice
is heard
Just
as the tree
shades the ground
a quiet mind
cultivates the soul
Quiet White
bright blue sky
hushed by clouds
quiet white surrounds
Snowy Woods
it is my thoughts that wander
into the snowy woods
finding their path towards peace
Willow Chairs
beneath the changing colors
with feet in a rainbow of leaves
these are the seats to spend time with time
Revealed
nature reflects
the whole
of everything
Away
far far away
perched near the sky
a pasture and house
watch the world go by
Stroll Garden
at the end
of the path
of quiet contemplation
the cows graze
Breath
a frog jumps
the pond breathes
in ripples
Respite
noon time shade
and the company of flowers
completes my peace
With The Sky At My Feet
in the cool of the woods
at the edge of the clearing
quiet brings clarity of thought
Reed’s Marsh
there is solace in the silence
this is heaven’s hush
Perched
In the cattails
the blackbird
ponders his song.
Indigos
Before the first leaf buds
blueberry’s red shoots
contemplate fruit.
Big Rock
Sit on the big rock
in the sunshine by the river.
Let the water wash your worries away.
Let the birds sing the song in your heart.
Solitude
Alone in the fields
contemplation holds my hand.
Reverence is my path.