On meditation

Sit still
Get grounded
Watch the thoughts
Accept the thoughts
Quiet now

What will I wear tomorrow?
Black pants - check, blue shirt- check, socks, hrmm,
Oh crap-
Did I put the dryer on?

Focus.  Breathe.
In          Out          In          Out            In             Out

Toilet paper, I need to stop and get toilet paper.
Bananas, broccoli, cheese, coffee cream
Cat food, don't forget the cat food.

Double crap, too much thinking!

Focus

Be with the thoughts
Observe the thoughts
Don't judge the thoughts
Go away thoughts!
How much longer?

Breathing, focus on the breathing.
In           Out          In          Out          In           Out

Times up!
Finally
I can relax.

It

It isn't
It isn't wide and
it isn't round.
It isn't blue and
it isn't brown.
It isn't lost and
it isn't found.
It isn't happy and
it isn't mad.
It isn't good and
It isn't bad.

It is in the quiet
and in the noise.
It is in the light
and in the dark.
It is in everything and
in nothing.
It is everywhere and
nowhere.
It is for everyone and
for noone.
It is

Prayer

Let go
Let go
Let go

Wine

I hope you don't mind,

I opened your bottle.

I ran out of wine,

I'll replace it tomorrow. 

I saw poverty

I saw poverty
and walked on by.
I closed my eyes,
but I still saw.

The mother and her baby sleeps
between parked cars
pushed against the kerb.

The missing limbs,
from landmine fields
playing music to help them heal.

The flowers sold by little girls
forced to work,
instead of school.

I saw poverty
and walked on by
I closed my eyes,
but I still saw.

Banana Seat

Get up
Fall down
Get up
Fall down
Skinned knees
Ripped jeans
Get up
Fall down
Peddle round and round.

Shades of grey

I refuse to live

in black and white

because truth is
in shades of grey.