Moving Mind

Ottawa River
An old river of possibilities flowing to the East.
The past moves before you, pouring into an unknown future.
Do you feel the movement of your own mind in the old river?

Tempting Return

Forest Trail
A sunshine-filled trail, greenery all around, sounds of Nature.
Pause to wonder and enjoy those sights and sounds, a decision:
Return the way you have come or go forward what do you do?

Cold Winter Walk

Winter reawakened, a multitude of snow has fallen.
Hints of the changing season, hidden once more from our senses.
Temper expectations, the only moment is the present.

At the Water’s Edge

Two worlds meeting at the shore, both cold, one flowing and one firm.
Each is dependent on the other, but looking more closely.
Reveals the unseen Truth that there are not two worlds, simply One.

Sky on Fire

A sky of fire sets all alight for the briefest of moments.
Beyond the clouds, in all directions, time has stopped all thinking.
A feeling revealed, a sense that this moment is forever.

Meditation Lake

A snow-covered lake on a cold and clear wintery morning.
Thoughts abound, ricocheting and echoing inside the mind.
Yet what matters most are none of these but the present moment.

New Year’s Sunrise

A new year, a new day, illuminating the world below.
For some, a time for beginnings, for others nothing changes.
Each day is a new beginning, each moment is a new you.

Experience & Memories

Sunrise in a stand of trees, sentinels standing guard, watching.
Observing the world move about: births, lives, and deaths passing by.
Speaking to everything in their own way, what do they say?

Ghostly Silhouettes

A foggy morning on Mud Lake, seeing only silhouettes.
Gentle patter of rain echoes from everywhere around you.
You pause and listen, knowing the memory is eternal.

Sunrise

Before dawn you are outside, walking about barely awake.
Finally sunrise begins, darkness retreats ever slowly.
A new day grows before you, but where has the old darkness gone?