Little Seneca Lake, 7:30am

Slack-tub steams, sun folds
clouds into Damascene sword
to slice through the night.

For Nikki and Kris

In love, all is one:
male and female, yin and yang,
dance to just one drum.

For Ron

Rivers don't aim for
sea, but reach it inch by inch:
a life of practice.

For Tulsi

Shh--the universe
speaks: still water, slow wind, stars
spin through the sky, silent.

For Gautam & Alya

Two hearts unite
like rivers: inseparable,
overcoming all.

For Beena

Eternity is
one heartbeat, one breath, rising--
falling--in the now.

For Elizabeth's Dad

No matter what you
add, subtract, divide, my love
for you multiplies.

Fairy Tale

Once upon a time
slimy frogs roamed the land and
swallowed princes whole.

Tuesday Night -- 10:30

Four cops descend stairs--
our building's cursed by violence;
may suffering cease.

Zen Rooster

Zen rooster watches
his mind, crowing at the dawn
of clear inner light.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday, you!
Today you can have your cake
and a haiku too!

Market Street

From the roof I watch
people pass me by, turning
blind down one-way streets.

For Claire and Sam

Your love, my mirror,
reflecting my own heart, like
two hands pressed in prayer.

For Ani Pema

Dog questions answered,
Tsog offered, and friendship shared--
Thanks, Dr. Pema.

For Ani Hesper

Talulah plays with
such vitality--from where?
So tired... Will you share?

For Tashi Dawa

Happiness takes work--
crank cogs, stir up darkness, then
share that inner light.

For Tashi Dawa

Universe exists
in a single atom--or
in a single whale!

For Ani Aileen

Yoda says, "Do or
do not--there is no try," and
plops on a lotus.

For Ani Arene

Cats know they're in charge.
Gold-plated eyes look down on
their minions--obey!

For Ani Alyce Louise

Puppies cuddle close--
share warm breath, warm fur, warm love.
Winter melts away.

For Ani Momo

Ani Momo feeds
her teacher, her friends, her pets,
her enlightenment.

For Holly

Woman of myst'ry
flits like a butterfly to
Dakar. I'll miss you!

For Ani Momo

Hunters follow deer
Through snow, woods, thickets of fear.
Prayer flags draw the line.

For Holly

Plastic silence, then--
Ventricles flap, floating on
Wind, your breath, your love.

For Beth

Flew out of my dream

And into this world--only

To find... gravity.