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.

Engaged: Riding the Waves

I feel as if
I’ve arrived
At the place
I’ve always been,

Seeing double,
I keep typing
The same word twice
And shaking with agitation,

As wave after wave
Of my migraine’s
Coming in
And going out again

But where’s the shore?
Or is that just a metaphor?
And for what I wonder,
Will I ever discover?

What was it
I was looking for?
When I set out
And when did I set out?

Oh well,
The microwave bell
Announcing my hot water
Has rung,

Time to brew
Some green tea
Before setting off
To work once more;

If I find a, ‘shore,’
Along the way,
Perhaps I’ll report on it
Tomorrow.