Haiku, Number Two



No separation

micro and macro are one

your pain is my pain







Am I different here?

Maybe more detached, less caught

more space to be me




So many perspectives

Your view, my view, the view

open sky teaching




Horrific war news,

will suffering never end?

Crushed hearts find a way




So many hearts break

misguided by fear,

Trust is elusive



A child's cry haunts me

I wait for the soothing voice

Tender refuge: love



Trusting the flow here

unfolding nature with heart

Birds soar with vast grace






Misunderstanding

Crossed wires or just my mind?

Fruit falls to the ground



My fluid routine

seeking meaning in structure

Watching my mind stream



Ordinary love

taste of sweet chai on my tongue

nothing else, just this



Ordinary life,

too much thinking mucks it up

Pause and feel your feet



Grief lives deep inside

no valid denial now, 

human destiny



Interconnection

in Nature we find refuge

death of solid self






If grief had a face

I would kiss it tenderly

we crave to be seen




 

Comments

  1. Another day in Paradise HelenDOctober 19, 2023 at 4:49 PM

    It's very deep and interesting at the same time dear Nancy. I feel all of your mixed emotions.

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