A new series inspired by the many trees I have photographed over the years. Here I am combining some of those photos with Tanka poetry. Each poem is composed for a particular photograph and is an 'imagined' poetic verse from the tree itself, speaking directly to the times we are living in right now. Paul … Continue reading Tree Tanka Series ii
Category: Philosophy
undone
Slowly and with time to breathe grow into your own undoing and let the weight of your lived being be the lightness beneath your steps Put down the clocks and the keeping of time and let what is around you just come marking the moment with a curiosity born in your days of childish imagination … Continue reading undone
Self improvement
Everything you hold dearyou will loseincluding You Then, when you know that you are losta freedom beckons from that'how it is supposed to be' Like a cork on the oceanyou bob where the flow takes youand you are not in control ofhow the ocean carries youhowever much you wish you were Be squashed by this … Continue reading Self improvement
cycles
life's losses are woven together like seeds on a thread of grief that circles your heart each one a compassionate friend whose soft lament whispers a song of soul to remind you that your growing pains birthed a beautiful wisdom tree that stands rooted in the fertiliser of your wondrous life
The Weaver
when life conspires to throw you into the liminal space occupying that window bounded by the no longer and the not yet your senses switch to full alert sight sharpens sound permeates all vibrational frequencies play in the spaces in between you smell blossoms from centuries ago and different continents to the one your feet … Continue reading The Weaver
Traffic Jamming
What would you say if I told you that a Bangalore taxi ride is the way to enlightenment? Forget India's temples and Holy cities. This is the most profound manifestation of the mystical divine in operation that you can experience. Read on dear seeker, read on 😉 This morning I took an Uber across Bangalore … Continue reading Traffic Jamming
Letting Go
             "The Pain shows you what is left to investigate." Byron Katie I can’t let you go- because in reality- you are not mine to let go of – You are You- And being the most wonderful version of you that you can … Continue reading Letting Go
Slainte
Sit a little while and drink with me i would pour you a glass of poetry tall  and clear with intent may it taste ~ of all the summers that you were young and free enough to graze your knees and elbows in the theatre of play ~ of that first strawberry-sweet kiss that formed your heart … Continue reading Slainte
don’t look here
When the meaning is hidden where do we begin to look for the answers? In the space around that which we cannot see? The crunch is of course, that place is everywhere. Things are only hidden until they are found. Not looking is key. submission for De's crunchy prompt at dVerse … Continue reading don’t look here
adore this?
To the One Who Opens the door The Door And the Gate Keeper And, to the One who walks through - Sulis Sarasvati - there is a point a moment in time and space focused and singular where change is noticed here all things are possible here we know and we don't know collectively agitated … Continue reading adore this?
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