your beauty

moon, sea, earth and stars

boast endless splendor… yet all

want, for your beauty

~csr

Trees (my first Diamante)

trees
broad, magnificent

stretching, swaying, budding

leaves, bark, acorn, sprout

lumber, falling, nursing

nurturing, towering

logs

~csr

a forklift

did you know

  you need two eyes

 for depth perception? 

a singular eye

 is good

   in spiritual matters...

but terrible

for operating

 a forklift


~csr

a soiled garment

 
 
menacing words

  twisted and rung

    from the fabric

    of self…

as if

  washing

     a soiled garment…


~csr

the unfathomable

constantly

  by the time i sense

       an answer,

    i have gathered

        several new questions...

though…

     seemingly futile

        at the moment,

      often disheartening…

      this life is thrust on by

          the appetite

                  to comprehend…

          the daring

                  to see things

                       as they are

           and the composure

                to face   
                   the unfathomable                 


~csr

true freedom

to be free

 of needing approval,

    when not accepted,

       is a wonderful sort of freedom.

 to be free

  of needing approval ,

   while accepted,

is closer to true freedom.

~csr

of you and i

who can comprehend

  changes in winds…

  pollen carried upon them…

  fragrances and their embodiment?

who can recognize

       the way of the deep?

      currents transport seeds…

       finding root in diverse soil.

so is the mystery…

       of you and i

~csr

of you and i

who can comprehend

  changes in winds…

  pollen carried upon them…

  fragrances and their embodiment?

who can recognize

       the way of the deep?

      currents transport seeds…

       finding root in diverse soil.

so is the mystery…

       of you and i

~csr

you

the final cleanse

   of want

   in me...

the last embrace

  of need...

is still...

 you


~csr

you

the final cleanse

   of want

   in me...

the last embrace

  of need...

is still...

 you


~csr

in another’s heart

what a great tribute
to find permanent residence
in another’s heart

~csr



inspired by Michael (隠者)'s Ror

by this sea

i want…
   looking back.
though
   this steals…
           all that is now. 

so long now…
      since you.
 heart cross-stretched…
    ocean wide dark-fathom. 

castigated.
indulging never…
    what was…
  in thin-hope
     for what might be. 

now
    you travel by
       shores erode-worn…
      and
        swept to shadow-depth.

knowing
      where there is no wood
      the flame dies.
          why i am here
         building campfires
     by this sea?


~csr

love you more

something 
    you whispered…
never said… 
   quite that way.
touched my heart…    
   like never before.
amazed to find
    i could love you…
      more.

~csr

 

Trim The Time

sitting in the shade
the mowers are cutting grass
our  words trim the time

~csr

into your eyes

every fear

my greatest joy
the light that blinds my eyes
the darkness i have known
the hunger i have had
the satisfaction i have found
my pride and my courage
my disgrace and my failings
all disappears...
   when i look...

       into your eyes

~csr

you always will

fear and hope
   are deep-rooted
     in preservation of self...
love and hate
   are in fact action
       not sentiment...
hold in your arms
    what is before you...
reaching for what is not
     will only tear you apart...
struggling only serves
     to help you descend...
what will you do
     when you go under?...
        who will draw you out?...
they fear of falling
    with you...
only in stillness
     may you escape...
do nothing
    accomplish everything...
let go
    you will posses it all...
discontinue your never-ending search....
      you already have it all...
             you always did...
                  you always will

~csr

adieu

 

 

thinking about it all

 zinging by

    at light speed.

so many times

   wanting to stay...

      right there...

  in that place...

    forever.

how

seeing this

  makes me wonder

  what really

  has been learned

  of life.

that

   love has a shelf-life...

      and must be eaten

    while it is ripe.

and

  when we say

this can wait...

  we really mean...

     adieu.

 

~csr

 

 

 

into your eyes

every fear

my greatest joy
the light that blinds my eyes
the darkness i have known
the hunger i have had
the satisfaction i have found
my pride and my courage
my disgrace and my failings
all disappears...
   when i look...

       into your eyes

~csr

you always will

fear and hope   are deep-rooted      in preservation of self...love and hate    are in fact action
       not sentiment...hold in your arms     what is before you...reaching for what is not     will only tear you apart...struggling only serves      to help you descend...what will you do      when you go under?...        who will draw you out?...they fear of falling     with you...only in stillness      may you escape...do nothing     accomplish everything...let go     you will posses it all...discontinue your never-ending search....      you already have it all...             you always did...                  you always will

~csr

the valley of id

restrained color...
   mantles the sky.

amorous twist ...
    drifts across my visage.

depth of a thousand fathoms...
      in my gaze.

notions echoing...
    in this vast grotto.

infiltrated by veracity...
    the chimera dissipates.

emotional deluge..
    falling and rising.

anticipation... ... ...
    generously surrenders to sorrow.

belated sagacity ...
    strolls in with a leer .

rationale...
    awakened by it's mirth .

effusive blush...
    pursues understanding.

ascending mt.  ego...
  from the valley of id.

~csr