Noh face and moon mind.
I see as though through her eyes.
Time has almost stopped.
Noh face and moon mind.
I see as though through her eyes.
Time has almost stopped.
I am the Phoenix
arising from the ashes
of every moment.
The magnolia,
unwatched and unattended,
blooming with full heart.
Always becoming,
Each breath, each moment, each day,
always becoming.
Birds sing in the night,
we are fooled by reflections
of a sunlight past.
Gull on a chimney,
February fog descends -
There is light beyond.
Blossoms not yet bloomed
and a stream that does not flow.
There may be no more.
Peaceful turtle swims
through my mind – a summers day,
a long time ago
Dark and storm wild day
clinging leaves glowing brighter -
and so too this life.
Measured in moments,
the treasures I have amassed
will last for lifetimes.