silent retreat september 2024 / payangan, bali
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in and out of silence
words freely move
where there is no in
there is no out
*
fatal crossing
juvenile serpent
you are now one with the road
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nighttime
finding refuge in my room
a fly falls asleep
what tomorrow will offer you
i don't know
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the master's words
i pray god to rid me of god
invite us to silence
*
bouts of sleep in
sleepless nights
in the land of dreams
awakening is never far
*
sitting this morning
windows began rattling
did you feel the earth shake
sensation
passing thought
another
*
how very noble
one who finds no satori
in the lightning flash
-matsuo basho
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chameleon feasting on ants
everything freezes
your shadow leans over
the ravaged colony
*
birds’ chirping in trees
with road noise mingles
how a cloudy day sings
*
when in bali ask for mount agung
each dawn to rise from ashes
bejewelling with amber
the dark
*
your forgotten years
hold little grudge against
snippets of remembrance
*
whatever buddha nature
may may not be
noise of engines
bird song
a rainy day
*
rains pass swiftly
white clouds linger
keeping time company
she has none
*
on cesse d'errer où finit le chemin
where the road ends erring ceases
-edmond jabès
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in the end
there's no end
what errs
an open road
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