Build a house for

men and birds.

Sit with them and play music.

For a day for just one day,

talk about that which disturbs

no one and bring

some peace, my friend, into

your beautiful eyes.

~Hafez

I can hold you, and you can hold me…

inquiry for today~ it’s ok to do the next right thing…

how can we hold each other steady?

I let the world take care of itself.

Ten days’worth of rice in my bag,

a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.

Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?

Listening to the night rain on my roof,

I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.

~Ryokan