The Flame of Awareness
alighting awareness
the flame awakens
shining everywhere
all is light
a dancing field
form and matter
and shining space
pervading
a joyous shout
the roar of silence
an infinite prayer
of Love
Living
i am dying
bravely walking
carefully
stepping over
these cracks
in the sidewalk
where
weeds are
laughing
in bursts of
yellow and green
The Path of Intimacy
Sometimes on the Path of Intimacy
I let fall the heaviness of my armor,
and gracefully out steps a ballerina,
dancing on her tippy toes.
grief
Here we sit
with infinite sadness
by our side
Insatiable grief
Like a loyal dog, panting
Let’s sit boy
Come here girl
Let us come to rest
Let’s stop the fight
Let’s just see each other
and Mourn
While holding hands
And touching feet
the immigrant
a long ways from home
a woman
who looks like me
on the corner
of the street
Beyond
life is humming all around
and within
the air is thick
with the nectar of creation
Moon
the moon
she arrives
quietly
Dark Maroon Smoke
An ode to the suffering of women in my Chinese lineage, including two great-grandmothers with bound feet.
moment in the redwoods
Today we breathed in the fresh moisture of earth
leaves still shiny from the rain
green carpets of moss, standing tall
she who owns herself
watch out
i am
unshackled
