Moment's Indulgence.

"I asked for moment's indulgence

to sit by thy side

the works that I have in hand

I will finished afterwards.

Away from the sight of thy face

my heart knows no rest nor respite

And my work becomes an endless toil

in a shoreless sea of toil.

Today summer has come at my window

with its sighs and murmurs

And the bees are playing their minstrelsy

at the court of the flowering grove.

Now it's time to sit quiet

face to face with thee

and to sing dedication of life

in this silent

and

overflowing leisure."

(Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali)

The door.

"Truth knocking at your door

and you say

'go away, I'm looking for the truth'

so it goes, puzzling."

"If you are unable to find truth

right where you are

where else do you expect to find it?"

(Dogen)

Old lane.

"Cut beyond ideas of

wrongdoings and rightdoings,

there's a field,

I'll meet you there,

where the soul lies in that grass,

the world is too full to talk about."

(Rumi)

Basho Frog.

"Old pond

Frogs jumps in

-splash,...."

(Matsuo Basho 1680)

Urban Mountainside.

"Forget not that the earth

delights to feel your bare feet,

and the winds long

to play with your hair."

(Khalil Gibran)

*We do not inherit earth

from our ancestors,

we borrow it from our children*

(Indian proverb)



Refreshed.

"Health is the greatest gift,

Contentment is the greatest wealth."

(Buddha)

Octopus.

"Be who you really are, 

be strong in your inner self,

if not, then you'll let yourself floating

in a soft easy environment,

soft , in the way that an octopus is soft,

with tentacles

that stifle and suffocate."



A piece of my heart.

"To give someone

a piece of your heart

is worth more than anything

in the world."

Where have all the flowers gone,...

"Where have all the flowers gone

Long time passing

where have all the flowers gone

Long time ago,..."

A long good bye.

"A long good bye

brings a sense of solace,

test our ability to accept change,

however reluctantly and persist."



Frida.

"I paint self portraits because

I am the person I know best."

(Frida Kahlo)

Be........

"Be like the sun for grace and mercy,

Be like the night to cover other's fault,

Be like the running water for generousity,

Be like death for rage and anger,

Be like earth for modesty,

Appear as you are,

Be as you appear."

(Rumi)