Thursday 31 March 2016

WARM DUSK





Warm dusk  on barren tree tops





Crows chatter





Darkness enters !



HOT STEAMING TEA





Gentle rain drops




Dripping from the leaves





Hot steaming tea ! 

PALM TREE MIND


The moon wanes !


The night glows


The clouds float by


In the  shadows of the palm tree



The mind is! 

NIGHT DRIVE



Night drive !



Street  lights twinkle



Windscreen  mist




The engine roars ! 

CRUMBLING BRICKS



Crumbling bricks!




Piled up!





Once a Home for many ! 

HASTY ENTANGLEMENT


Mirror on the wall


A  smile!


beautiful reflection!


Lost to haste



A comb full of entanglement !



RICE FIELD SUNSET



The rice fields are green and  flooded



The herons stir and probe



At sunset !  




The murky water settles !

CERAMIC REMAINS



The world in a vase


 Perfection at the window


Toppled  now by the cold wind


Shattered  and scattered



Ceramic remains! 

UNTAINTED CARPS



In the lotus pond



The white clouds ripple



Untainted !




The crimson carp swims ! 

FRAGRANT LEMON GRASS



Another summer day



The sun blazes



In the shadow of a rock




Fragrant lemon grass! 





MOVING TOES



In this spot I sit! 


A thousand years have passed


Nothing has changed since


Yet! My legs cramp



My toes move again! 

RED CARPET



Warm blood soaks the carpeted floor


A carcass slumps down!


A life lost in slumber


Now! Finally Awakening!  

WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOU

What has become of you ! Oh My  soul!
Once a shining star in the sky
You had led me!
Now a flickering lamp
In the cold winter wind !
What has become of you!
Across mountains and oceans
Valleys and gulleys
You had  led me with delight
Now you left me stranded
Within the desert of my very own mind
What has become of you!
A prophet  you were, once to me
Now you have left me to drown in my own strife
What has become of you !
Fickle and petty
Selfish , hateful
A shallow heart full of spite
What have you made me into !
In the desire for freedom!
 Have you snared  yourself into this trap
This trap of you own making !
Oh ! How long will you go around in circles!
Circles  of greed, hatred and illusion !
Oh! What has become of you !
Have you  forgotten the sweetness Love
Have you  forgotten the warmth  of happiness
Have you  forgotten the clarity of wisdom
Oh ! What has become of you ! My soul!

What has become of you!