If the earth is a living being
If the earth is a living being
Rejoice in her lovely song
Take home her humility
Spread wide her gifts
Wipe her grit
With your eyelash
Just like she
Lets you step on her grass
Shield her buds
Of loving kindness
Hold her fists
In a balanced stride
Let her dewdrops
Touch all souls
If the earth is a living being
Listen to her breath
Let her open
Let her close
Say yes to her multitude
Her grief and her grace
Let your arms open wide
And hug her from within
If the earth is a living being
Know yourself to be her heart
What if?
What if Now
is all there is?
In which direction
would I move?
With nothing to plan
and no deeds undone,
how would I spend
my time?
What if Now
is all there is?
Am I burdened
or relieved?
A total standstill
A bottomless void
All nows not faced;
not played
What if Now
is all there is?
How rich;
the texture of Being
How lush;
the river of Life
In this;
my first lucid moment;
tears trickle down my face
The instant I taste
the depth of Now,
I know what it’s like
to die
Listen beyond
Now –
Listen beyond:
All that is seen
All that is sensed
Is not what I am in essence
Listen…..
When looking at the mountain
Judging it to be a distance away
From where I am
Do not accept this measure as real
Listen…..
When reflecting on that which appears inside
Comparing what is seen
To what is believed
Never conclude
Listen…..
And in listening
In accepting
That all seen and sensed
Is but a loving want
Of confirmation
Of the image and the mirror
Now –
Listen beyond:
To not be a wound
To not be a wound
is all-encompassing;
It is all-consuming
To not be a wound
is dark and heavy;
a drag, a debt
To not be a wound
is terribly quiet;
a terror, a truce
To be a wound
is a deathly stench;
It is raw and ruthless
Yet:
Please do not cover me
Please keep looking
Please let me be
The space; the air,
the touch; the stare,
is how I,
through me,
will heal