I sat in meditation for hours or a day
Listening to my breath
My heartbeat
And the rest
The world did slide away
In darkness as I prayed
The prayers then fell aside
There was nowhere I could hide
In the empty stretching void
Feelings rose and feelings fell
I sat in meditation
Until I heard the bell
A resonation rising falling
An atonal silent calling
Loud in absence
Did I grow there in the forest
Of darkness silent
Is this realization
To know the breadth and depth
Of spirit
That giants walk among us
Dressed in common streetwear
No way to tell who’s who
Puff of smoke
I disappeared
The memory faded too
I walk the streets as small
As ever I used to
But for a moment I was grande
For an instant I was wise
Now I avoid my meditation
Sitting still and quiet
I take it with me when I walk
Doing dishes and the like
It’s a small peace to pay
Coins of wisdom falling
Into open palms
Trusting the right moment
The right word for to say
We are not alone here
Struggling with our tasks
Connected as we are to every life form
For help to come
We just must ask
I am not wise or wisdom bound
I seek only for the path
The next right thing to do before me
A clear step forward on the way
Holding lightly to this person
Who I’ve been and who I am
A small peace to pay
Centered in my heart
Dollars dropping dangers
Drifting on the breeze
The pains and joys of life
In and out just like the tides
Floating in this moment
Of crowded solitude
I walk the streets around here
Just as wise as you
