Silent, still and slow
Silent, still and slow,
she flowed
through the stillness
Silent, still and slow
Silent, still and slow,
she flowed
through the stillness
Solitary
Khao Niao lay still
on a patch of grass near her home
Her friends Peter and Mo Ping were gone,
and the dogs down the lane were a bit unfriendly,
but she howled along
with all the others in the neighborhood
each night once or twice,
whenever another began,
♫ ♫ ♫
and she was fine
alone
Quietly observing
and listening,
now and then going
on a walk around her garden,
sometimes eating a bit from her bowl,
and otherwise doing
nothing at all
Well connected with all around,
she flowed,
unbothered by innumerable thoughts
she simply was,
an expression of consciousness,
the Sea of Love
along with all the other beings
♫ ♫ ♫
Older now and letting go
slowly,
identity slipping away
and leaving only That behind
Nothing and all
Crickets singing in the night,
passion fruit falling
from the vines,
a solitary dog laying
in its sleeping hole
Simply being,
calm and quiet,
nothing and all
Gentle and kind
Several beings,
gentle and kind,
had gathered for an evening fire,
sharing a few words
now and then,
sitting mostly
in silence,
surrounded by space,
being all
and nothing
♫ ♫ ♫
Crickets sang
with owls and toads,
bats on the wing flowing
gracefully
♫ ♫ ♫
And time slowed down
until it reached
a moment that could not be divided