Engrossed: Playing

I am the dream
I am the dreamer
And
There’s no such thing
As dreams or dreamers!

Oh!
How full of nonsense,
I am!
What a funny way!

How strange
That all is
As it is,
In the way that it is,

How far out
Can it get?
I know not yet
Although looking right at it,

Playing
At being,
One moment
And at not being the next

And playing
There are moments,
Although
I know nothing of time,

Of past, present and future,
I know not,
Although,
I keep thinking that I do

And what is thinking?
I don’t know that either
And yet I still
Think I do know.

Engaging: Tea and Insight

This hot green tea
Feels so good to me!
‘Tis such a delight
A welcome respite,

Some days
It tastes so good
But on other occasions
Is gulped down without comment,

‘Tis so with all else,
Or so it seems,
What arises arises
Or not, as the case may be,

It’s in the language,
This cause and effect game;
It’s difficult to do without it
And so, it is, again and again,

But after countless hours
Of observation,
I see such variation
In how this moment is received,

One time it’s great,
I feel so fine,
And then I’m upset
Although all seems the same,

It must be different
But I cannot discern,
When I look for the source
It’s nowhere to be found,

I make up stories
About what I think
This or that is about
But where do these tales come from?
What is their origin?

Engagement: Busyness

I seem to be
Very keen
On getting everything finished
Before this month is done,

I wonder
What’s the hurry?
And where I think
I’m going so fast,

Why don’t I
Want it to last?
How far
Do I think I can go?

And what’s up
With all the questions?
All this and more
I want to know,

Such craving
And such energy,
Can’t figure out
What it’s all about,

Maybe
Someday I will,
Or if not
Perhaps it matters not,

In any case,
I continue
On with the race,
Keeping the pace

Until eventually
I start
Looking for someplace
To park temporarily.