Moonbeam NecTAR
I saw her, a halo in an obelisk dream, rising over the field as she does
She stirs me awake long before dawn, She is near with her astral realm
She is a jewel reflected in a vast sea of appearance
A sea adorned with a garland of waves
Stillness dons Motion
My ailing eyes see a faceless Buddha in the distance
A Buddha reposed beyond worry and confusion
Just So
Hunger for experience comes and goes
Fantasy construction takes turns with mandala offering
Watch out for happiness and sorrow
Not so easy to dodge their subtle advances
I wonder about anger and indulgence and the swift torrent of duty
Time and commitment
One can’t be grasped, the other we strive for honor to keep
As we move along with wine and song and other medicines
May we gaze every few breaths into the wind ringing in the chimes
And in the boundless within hear the roar of the vast ocean of mind
Now I am strong, still waxing it would seem
But other clues say waning, well over the crest
Seasons come and go like efficient clockwork and I wonder what fleeting
essences escape me
The frantic gardener runs to catch up with his gang of sun worshippers
Remember Equanimity and the greatest of adaptogens, the breath
Balancing journey and goal, one step ahead of obsession and affliction
Standing on the edge of a precipice, I sleep and I dream I can fly
But I stand on the Earth like the rest of us, ‘twas just a trick of the eye
I complain to the moon a complete buffoon
As time makes a test of us
I intone to the rain I am weary of pain
And this Earth makes a guest of us
A bug just died in my tea
The wheels of transition know only motion
Just like Now
I want to look into your eyes and feel the warmth of your body
Oh brothers and sisters of the Circle Wind
I will go back soon to passing signs and calling for whirlwinds
Give us Eyes to see the View,
Resolve to cultivate the Conduct,
Focus to perfect the Technique,
and Space to Manifest the Fruition.
Come and Join the Mandala.
