According to Buddha
Consider no one a stranger. Learn to feel that everybody is akin to you.
strange i’ve seen that face before
seen him hanging round my door
like a hawk stealing for the pray
like the night waiting for the day
strange he shadows me back home
footsteps echo on the stone
***
Bloor-Yorkville, Toronto ~ June 2017
According to Buddha
Of the three ways to expand human consciousness into cosmic consciousness, the first is the social way, wherein you shut out self and live for all. Be loyal to your friends, and feel love for everyone.
i know you’ll never bring me flowers
flowers they will only die
and though we’ll never take a shower together
i know you’ll never make me cry
you never argue, you don’t even talk
and i like the way you let me lead you
when we go outside and walk
will you really be my only man of the hour?
***
Dogs with their owners ~ random streets in Toronto ~ June 2017
According to Buddha
The world as a whole has forgotten the real meaning of the word love. Love has been so abused and crucified by man that very few people know what true love is. Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation. But to define love is very difficult, for the same reason that words cannot fully describe the flavor of an orange. You have to taste the fruit to know its flavor. So with love.
she stepped off the boat to see flowers in his hands
the man she would marry was as hard as the mountains
she had his children in a log cabin
soon i’d be another star in this family’s constellation
in the land of the midnight sun
searching for gold
i am my father’s daughter
he has his mother’s eyes
i am the product of her sacrifice
i am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
and their stories live in me like holy water
i am my father’s daughter
***
random streets in Toronto ~ June 2017
