Monks whose ears have heard
The sage advice of Buddha
Walk shoeless, smiling
Temples adorn sky
Like regal glimmering gems
On Earth’s diadem
They are exquisite
Sanctuaries for roaming souls
In need of counsel
Cherry blossom drifts
Afloat on gentle zephyr
Sweet breath of summer
Babies with big eyes
Peer up to the mountains
Sensitive spirits
Here the animals
Are totems of other worlds
Made accessible
Through deep reflection
Which surrenders the soul to
Deep primal chaos
The forgotten ways
Lie dormant like volcanoes
I await the first
Fluid eruption
Of lucid lava, making
Me awake, conscious
Grand mythology
Dwells in these magic islands
Centuries of tale
In Harajuku
The market awash with style
Romance in neon
****** dresses
And lace umbrellas, dainty
Adorn boys and girls
Wild self-expression
That dandy philosophy
Embodied in style
Land of monks and youth
Japan a portal, doorway
To past and future
Where temples mingle
With technics and skyscrapers
Strange modernity
Nov 23, 2016
Nov 23, 2016 at 7:06 PM UTC
Monks whose ears have heard
The sage advice of Buddha
Walk shoeless, smiling
Temples adorn sky
Like regal glimmering gems
On Earth’s diadem
They are exquisite
Sanctuaries for roaming souls
In need of counsel
Cherry blossom drifts
Afloat on gentle zephyr
Sweet breath of summer
Babies with big eyes
Peer up to the mountains
Sensitive spirits
Here the animals
Are totems of other worlds
Made accessible
Through deep reflection
Which surrenders the soul to
Deep primal chaos
The forgotten ways
Lie dormant like volcanoes
I await the first
Fluid eruption
Of lucid lava, making
Me awake, conscious
Grand mythology
Dwells in these magic islands
Centuries of tale
In Harajuku
The market awash with style
Romance in neon
****** dresses
And lace umbrellas, dainty
Adorn boys and girls
Wild self-expression
That dandy philosophy
Embodied in style
Land of monks and youth
Japan a portal, doorway
To past and future
Where temples mingle
With technics and skyscrapers
Strange modernity
