patrona

her umbrella protected me from the drops that fell from the sky
but not from her eyes

i miss autumn

a single yellow leaf flutters to the ground from the lush green tree.

camino

trees on each side arch their arms over the road
fingertips overlocking.
our headlights burrow through this living tunnel
no moon
no stars
the darkness pushes at us
trying to snuff out
even our strongest hi-beams

Jinotega

the night air is heavy,
thick with the lush green forest
and spiced by the woodsmoke
of a hundred kitchen fires

East Clock

every morning
on foot
i descend into town

the church tower welcomes me with the correct time

arrival

I had to walk
a thousand miles
to a hundred places
to realise
every arrival
and departure
are one
and the destination
is the journey

sweet dreams

summer sun sheets
illuminated by lightening flashes
the sound of thunder
and falling rain

Sunset

om amitabha hum

it's ok to cry

om amitabha hum

night sounds

rain patters on the tin roof
thunder rolls over the mountains
a coyote pack sings to the full moon
hundreds of crickets catch the chorus

snug in my blankets
i am alone with the world alive

red moon rising over the molten ocean
i witness its splendour for only minutes
before the crimson globe is drawn into the clouds
and the sky and sea return to gray

Pablo's meditation

When you're surfing, you can't think of anything else. Work, bills, dreams, failed plans: they all disappear. When you're in the water, all you can think about is riding the next wave and coming out of the water alive. That's all there is. For a few hours, that's all there is.

Thunderstorm

Sunset behind the mountains sets the sky on fire. Rain pulls the clouds down into a smokey haze; burnt orange feathers on jagged peaks. Angry lightening cannibalises the heavens, then hungrily snakes down to the plains.

Ready to go

Coming and going
never staying

fully present
never anxious to go
never clinging to the moment
just there

Cars
Planes
trains
feet carrying me on

moments of stillness between

Always alone
always together
there is no separation
all is one

It's time
it's always time
Onward