Aspects of Peace

One aspect of Peace

is a dark and cloudy day on the Harbour,

with the fog not quite hiding

a glimpse of Eternity

just beyond the Mackerel Islands,

with the chilling westerly breeze

seducing the pines with a whisper.

One aspect of Peace

is the bird tracks

across the lap of the Buddha

sitting in my south garden,

and the scattering of sunflower seed husks

creating a winter Rorschach

on the snow beneath the feeder.

One aspect of Peace

is the persistence of my beagle

reminding me that it is time...

time to walk, time to explore,

time to revel in the magical world

where time and illusion are suspended,

and we walk in the underlying Reality.

One aspect of Peace

is the knowledge that,

in a Universe of infinite possibilities,

all outcomes are available,

and sometimes it takes

the determination of my dog

to sense the Path through Now.