Tuesday, June 28, 2011

balance

It's a question of balance 
this meditation, contemplation thing
how far into the abyss do you dare to go 
how much of yourself 
can you let go

how much of this bliss 
are you willing to become 
and then the fussing baby 
in the mission church 
and then the tourist with the camera
and the children 
our heart agrees to let them all in 
the example
that we have 
of the candles 
and the christ

and i sit 
and the people come and go 
the Mary Statue 
is a great inspiration to me 
the balance on the head of a pin 
the razor's edge 
as thoughts come in 
and come and go 
i don't own them 
they don't own me 
the peace, the space 
is more important 
to me now 
what is the answer 
who asks the question 
the balance 
of a surfer on a wave 
the expansion 
the peaceful, blissful communion 
i want to stay forever 
the body can only sit so long 
thank you to the indians who built this place 
this place of peace 
on a busy street 
and the belief of the people 
that keeps the doors open 
for a stranger to 
come in 
to sit 
to sit in peace  

Friday, June 10, 2011

Waiting

Waiting. In a doctors office
is a different kind of waiting
will i be ok?
Will this be serious
will it either kill me
or bankrupt me
is it. Cancer
will there be an operation
Why are bodies so delicate
Why are they not like rocks. ?
Strong and granite-like
aging slowly
watching the mountains move around them
left by glaciers
wearing lichen

it's times like this that the phrase
God's will comes to mind

and where is that darn doctor
at least i've got clothes on
this time