Mini tomatoes, Fearless

Paul Allitt, Kettle's yard  2011

Fearless

_______

Late morning. 

The welcome sound of birds. 

The smell of freshly mown grass.

Cosy light flowing leisurely.

Freshly washed mini tomatoes.

All round, round.

Gliding drop by drop. 

Sparkling freshness.   

Send.  

Light sweat trickling down.

In between spring and summer.

Send. 

Thoughts, 
 feelings.  

No name, no notion. 

 No coming, no going.  

Fearless in whatever we do.

The hearts wide open.

The shoulders comfortably lowered.  

A twinkling face.

Consistent

Taro Tabuchi, Flower leaf B  花入B    2011

Clear hands

gently on the heart.

One acacia flower seed

flies, flies and becomes the sky.

A thread of soft wind

flows, flows and becomes air.   

Naturally.

Comfortably.

Soil, water, air, light, wood, fire, people

The deepening night.

The brightening dawn.

Breath,

scent,

the touch

seeping in slowly.

One consistent mind only.  

The mind that is

unwavering,

unshakable.

Unmoved by both criticism and praise.

The mind that

sees.

Things as they are. 

Comfortably.

Naturally. 

François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton transhumant   1988 

Beautiful, Chihayafuru

Lee Ufan, La peinture ensevelie...  2013

Shining with

Chihayafuru

_______


 Beautiful 

Ah, ah, thank you.

The world is truly filled with 
beautiful people, beautiful minds. 

Every moment of meeting with them... 

how precious it is...   

Thank you.

Chihayafuru, a beautiful story   

unfolding with the poems which are 1000 years old. 

Touching.

Tears.

Warmth spreading softly.

3 o’clock in the afternoon.

Light, moist rain falling.

The white light from street lamps coming on one by one.  

Clear and transparent light, dark green.

Cool grey stones becoming deepened.

Full of calm freshness by their being together.      

The landscape of the story

unrolling before my eyes.

Ah,

Stay still

in the shade 

that clouds and rain make.  

The sky spreading out wide and wide. 

A cool breeze coming in quietly.  

Yuki Suetsugu, Chihayafuru ちはやふる  2011 

All sharing

                     

                     
                      Me & Me

                  Be

                   

                      Me & Me

                  Rest
                  comfortably 

                                  


                              
                                    Wow

                              Glutinous rice,
                      Thank you  

Me & Me

Do

Me & Me

Keep looking after

                          Me & Me

                Gentle

       
        Wow

    Chinamul
    greens,
    Without
    a wobble

        Me & Me

    From one

        Me & Me

    Be silence

Me & Me

Without wanting

Be

Ryoanji 龍安寺 The temple of the dragon at peace  

Tiny, tiny white gravel 

being touched gently  

every day.

The stones, moss, trees, soil, wall, tile roof.  

The warmth of sunlight.

The serene place with no breath of wind.

It takes away
all the trying hard.

Be.

‘Now’ that is not on the clock.
‘Here’ that is not on the map.  

Unchangingly.

Endlessly.

Do it 
again and again.

The time of wisdom, for more than 600 years.

With a single unshakable mind.

Leaves falling 
in the place with no breath of wind.

All things are done 
naturally. 

We only need to do.  

A tear of gratitude.

A smile.

Rest comfortably

Joseph Walsh, Enignum  2012

The morning sky, tree, air.

A whistling sound.

The sound of a school bell. 

The lush greenness shining in the sunlight. 

Cool and bright.

Clear and mild.

Quietly composed

eyes, nose, mouth, ears, neck, shoulders, hands.

Eyes become eyes and nose becomes nose.

Mouth becomes mouth and, ears become ears.

Neck becomes neck and, shoulders become shoulders.

Hands become hands.

Put down

comfortably.

Meet

comfortably.

With a bright face

slightly raising the corners of the mouth.

Deep breathing

in and out  .   .   .   .   . 

One

Two

Rest comfortably

.   .   .   .   .

Tree

Light

Shadow

.   .   .   .   .

 I and I  

.   .   .   .   .

We

.   .   .   .   .