Easter Blessings

Wishing everyone many blessings at Easter.

The rebirth of seasons and the hope of a beautiful future

seems to be with so many this time of the year.

My hope is that it true for you.

The creator of this little street garden in San Francisco

certainly has both trust in the passersby

and a light approach to living in the world.

Things change

So many things are changing:

gardens in amazing bloom.

friends embracing both loss and joy.

And for me, life is full and yet I contemplate:

Hafiz said, “something missing in my heart tonight

has made my eyes so soft”

Again, things change.

Surprise

Somehow the blooming, budding

strawberries in a street-side garden

were a jolt of awareness─

we are truly past winter now,

even though the rain continues

and gray skies are nearly as common

as sunny and blue.

Sweet possession

A child dropped his mandarin orange

on the playground sidewalk.

Mom said, “No, don’t pick it up”.

Within minutes it was a glorious feast

for a house fly on an outing. Or,

a beautiful resting place.

Warmth to protect

Yesterday, on a chilly outing

with friends, we saw at the edge of a parking lot

two small, stubby cats entwined on the pavement.

Love making? No, I realized that one cat

was very ill and the other was using its warmth

to protect. Heartbreaking, yet heart affirming.

Note: this feral cat was not one of the cats in this observation,

but one that I had encountered a couple of weeks ago.

A matter of perspective

a young dove overhead

watching me with curiosity:

a reminder that this gray day

offers interesting perspectives--

if I look for them

After satsang

Reaching skyward,

aspiration made concrete.

The daily task:

rising from separateness,

seems diaphanous

and often slipping away.