MIRROR OF YOUR SOUL

To the knowledgeable and wise 



I am just a  fool 



To the religious 



I am another confused soul 



To the pious 


I'm blasphemous and unholy 



As I Wander in lands far and wide 



Seeking nothing from within or without 


The heretic says! 



I'm just a mirror of your soul my friend!

PATH OF THE PATRIARCHS

Silent and tranquil 


The rock stands still


As I walk this garden  path 


The gravel beneath speaks 


The water trickles in prosody 


The birds hum in tune 


The pebbles shine as they  reflect the filtered sunshine 


Not very long ago 


Wasn't this  is the path of the patriarchs!


But then! 


Does it matter now !


I'm  just a man with nothing more to seek ! 

WORLD IN A TEA CUP

The summer sky is cloudless 

The garden is fresh and green 


On a stone bench by a bamboo hut


I sit here drinking tea 


In a  distant hill a trail of  smoke rises


In the canal beside me water gently  flows 


People in the road  chatter 


Cars rush by 


As the world moves on within this tea cup


What else is left to say !

LOST SILENCE

Trees sway against the mossy landscape 


Clear water ripples amongst the lotus flowers


Embraced by the comforting beauty


In this garden of tranquility 


I sit here seeking to write poetry 


Nearby, in a temple by the brook 


A little boy rings an ancient  bell 


People come and go in reverence 


As the mountain air reverberates  with the lost silence 


Deep within


Stillness remains !

STILL REVELATION

The ancient cedar croaks with every step  


The mountain behind stands tall 


Thoughts and trees merge 


Ideas vanish in silence 


All seeking ends here 


All findings cease 


As the water fall sets the tune 


And stillness plays as music


Nothing more can be said 


As all is revealed in this  very moment ! 

BAMBOO GARDEN

The garden is  alive and  green  


stone lanterns and bamboo stand tall 


Silent rocks and raked up gravel 


As the water trickles in the stream  


Deep within the stillness 


The Lotus  blossoms

MOSSY STILLNESS

Mossy landscape 


Lush and green 


Gravel pathways 


Leading on 


Not swept away in all  beauty 


Stillness  still resides!

SHADOWS ON RIPPLES

Shadows of the swaying leaves 


Entangle in the waving ripples 


Gently the cool wind blows 


Thus awakened 


The mind  within ceases

PICTURE PERFECT

The newly painted wall

The pleasant smell of  fresh paint

The bright colors; the  warm curtains 

Framed to perfection

The picture!

Filled with joy; full of smiles!

One happy family!

But life is no snapshot!

A raging river it is !

Swept away by  its  turbulent currents

A sudden twist it was !

Torn apart by its bare elements

Through the rapids of  prolonged uncertainty

And the torrent of  unforeseen death

Emerging one less

 Love lost; a  family shattered!

Alas now ! Back home !

The walls and curtains are the same

A lot has changed since!

Now left alone in my couch of misery

Life relentlessly flows on !

But the  picture still perfect; stands  still and silent !

HE’S ALWAYS THERE WITH ME

Jesus my saviour!

He’s always there with me!

Jesus my messiah!

He’s always there with me!

When the sea of  sorrow drowns me

When  the rocks  of suffering  weigh me down  

Jesus my saviour

He’s always  there with me

When disease strikes me

When all my loved ones depart

When all hope  seems lost

Jesus my savior

He’s always there with me

Dying at the cross for  my sins

Saving me with salvation

Resurrecting on the third day

Jesus my Saviour

He’s is always there with me

My days here are numbered

soon I too shall become dust

when the day of reckoning beckons  me

Oh Jesus my saviour ! Oh Jesus my messiah !

Let me be with you ! Amen!