to
the enlightened master
who teaches his disciples
the very essence
of true knowledge
through pure silence....

i offer
one bilva leaf
with
all my love

© 2017

riding
the car of desires
i've been to hell
and back...

each want
a death wish
inviting
the poison of envy

followed
by a disappointment
that even ticking off
one's entire wish list
renders
no permanent happiness

© 2017

the space between us --
going their separate ways
king and king maker

© 2017

perhaps
i could have said it
perhaps
i was just too scared
perhaps
I could have kissed
perhaps
i didn't know what i would miss

perhaps
in another life...

© 2017

hands on the button
two clowns playing nintendo --
as the world watches

© 2017

i count
these shy stars
scattered
in the night sky
like beads on an abacus

little jewels
coalescing
to form shapes
like a fish, boar, turtle and a lion

each cluster
merging into a milky ocean
wherein
the cosmic flutist
plays a tune to which
all the stars dance

© 2017

clad in a red robe
a tibetan monk chuckles
intrigued by this world
filled with hope and suffering
wrapped neatly in illusion

© 2017