Planting gardenia
A tree not a bush grows tall
To share its flowers
Gentle solitude
Expand the circle of One
Bless this emptiness
Full moon on on hot night
Gentle breeze fans veranda
Drumming heals her heart
An invitation
To be a Bodhisattva
Compassionate Soul
Hurry up and wait
Breathing in and breathing out
Going with the flow
Being here and now
Intensifies suffering
Present moment heals
One Bodhisattva
A healer of great suffering
Alive in my heart
Little boys at play
Wild abandon in the woods
Peaceful sunny day
Forgiving myself
For violating my vow
Releasing all shame
March winds from the north
Chilling us all to the bone
Spring solstice blows in
Marriage is for life
Until one partner must grieve
Alone to the end
Dreaming of chaos
Awakens in me great fear
Sunlight brings courage
Bringing past into present
Meeting friends of yore
Creates illusion of youth
Balancing of opposites
A Daily practice
In reconciliation
White to blue to violet
Yesterday, today
And tomorrow in one bush
Morning chatter fills the air
Birds, squirrels, and bees
Interbeing on the lawn
Love is in the air
Fear subsiding everywhere
Beginning of care
Ananda's Mantra 