I always struggled with
and did not understand
Those Buddhist Monks
insistent call to detachment.

I longed to attain
their serene, unflappable,
gently smiling
afability.

I might as well have attempted
Mt. Everest's Summit.

Until one day
It came around the corner
and swallowed all my thoughts
& grasping need,
And finally, now
I'm beginning to see.

It's not apathy
or disconnectedness
or a lack of care.

It is release
It is peace
It is a still
quiet
open
empty clear space
Where I can finally
Breathe.

The view from Mt. Everest's Peak
can't compare
to this expansive Vista
that is now unfurled
before
within
& throughout me.

I slowed enough
for it to over take
& empty me
And now I understand
Those Beautiful Monks look
of Serene Glee...

Loving you is a crime,
That I would do everytime...
Loving you is something special,
Loving you has become essential...
Your Soul,I keep embracing,
Your words, Put my heart on racing

Empty
Vast infinite open silent
Nothing
Without edges, indefinitive
undetermined
And without voice
Is my mind
spread out before me
infinitely

If you could have the answer to any question you ask, you would learn to ask your questions with care. It doesn't stop being a riddle, just because you happen to know the answer.

Sometimes the more I see,
the less I want to look...