Drops: Water Wisdom

Finally settled
For a cold glass of water,
Slakes the thirst
Without disturbing the temper,

Crystal display,
Free flowing portrait,
Daughter of the stream
Of life’s mighty ocean;

Essential to existence
As we know it;
Keeper of the dream,
Portal to the illusion;

Rushing down my throat
To join the inner flow,
Dropping on through
And back to the lake

And so, it escapes,
To be scooped up once more,
By pipes or air
Or from clouds to pour;

So full of power
And totally free,
It has no need of me
And no pursuers to flee;

Always at home,
Whether steam, liquid or ice,
Relaxed and at ease,
Yet knowing nothing of these,

Flexible enough
To take on the form
Of a cup
And fill it up,
Without thought or hesitation.

Drooping: Losing Steam

Silver flashes
Across the mind,
Followed by
Some quiet time,

Energy dropping
Below the horizon,
Tired of flying
Above the cloudbank;

Drifting downward
Towards the earth,
Like a spent bird
Seeking a safe perch,

Sitting softly
Feather’s preening,
Watching as
The sun sits gleaming,

Wrapped in clouds,
The golden ball sinks,
Off to shine
Upon unknown precincts;

I could look them up
On a map
But would really prefer
To take a nap!

But instead of that
I have to get to work,
So no more daydreaming
Or metaphors streaming;

If I could
Stay at home, however,
It would not likely
Make things any better,
So I’d best get up and get there.

Drinking: Absorption

The “true” mind
(Whatever that means!),
The default option,
Makes no distinctions:

It knows nothing
Of problems,
Is completely ignorant of solutions,
Has no notion of failure or success.

This is its natural state,
The awakened state
Of pure, something-or-other-ness,
That which is indescribable,

From here
It sees
But does not know;
It only looks,

It is this mind
Which sees no problems
And no solutions
But is also shy and elusive,

Nobody knows its name
And so, they just label it
“Mind”
And get back to work,

Weeding the garden
Or food shopping,
Walking the dog
Or washing the car,

Nothing to bother about,
No worries,
Business as usual,
Getting on with things.