悼 - 家燕

Welcome Death, Thank you, Life

Forever a Foreigner

Forever a foreigner

No longer a stranger

Forever  traveling

Only sometimes a tourist

But when I remember that this is Samsara

Then I am alright

I have a purpose

And life just flows by

Still falling in love

Now subtler than before

Still cultivating insight

Now more detached than before

But when I know that all this will end

And when death arrives

Then I can say

Welcome Death

Thank you, Life!

What You Have and Have Not

Give me a dime,                                       I have a dime,

Begs the poor,                                          Claims the rich man.

Give me a minute,                                    I have time,

Requests the busy business man,             Rejoices the carefree.

Give me love,                                           I have love,

Sighs the love lost,                                   Sings the compassionate,

All these are emptiness,                           All these are emptiness,

Reflects the wise.                                     Realises the wise.

All   Roads

When you are young, 

All roads lead to Rome

Power, beauty, wealth, glory.

When you are old,

All roads leads to cemetery.

Old age, decay, sickness, death.

When you are mindful,

All roads lead to Nibbana

Peace, safety, Wisdom and eternal rest.

Gypsy

Something from the past,

Dwelling in the present,

wandering into the future,

Knowing only change,

Never keeping, only letting go,

Singing and dancing all the way.

Above poems, from a Collection of Poems "Catch Me", by Sujiva. 

Quoted some interesting and meaningful poems, which have shaken my heart, and created a deep and profound resonance.  I would like to share to all of you. Thank you, Ven. Sujiva.