616. attachment

vine by vine by vine

wresting them from this old trunk 

one by one by one  🦊❤️

I used to think that the huge trees “adorned” with clinging vines were so beautiful. I have since learned that these “attachments” are a very bad thing for the trees because they basically rob the trees of the nutrients required for life and living. And so it is with people’s attachments too. 🦊❤️ 

 

615. unexpected teacher

 

chilly morning winds

me tightening gust by gust

you smoothly swaying 🦊❤️

I was standing and staring at some delicate green strands hanging from a tree limb as I waited for my outdoor Qigong group practice to start.   A chilly morning wind was blowing and I felt it in my bones and heard it in my ears. The supple strands danced gently, without resistance, as the wind blew them this way then that way. Their movement in the wind was a beautiful thing to behold. “Thanks for the inspiration tender green strands.”   🦊❤️ 

614. observing a busy mind

stripes on a tiger

crystal clear water roaring

such a busy mind  🦊❤️

A mind can be a dizzying place. Spinning yarns. Spinning thoughts. Spinning webs. So… sit quietly and just watch the spinning. Realize YOU are not spinning… it’s only your mind.   🦊❤️

 

613. our life is a forest

deep down underground

roots dug in and holding tight

along comes the wind 🦊❤️

Our life is a forest with many trees. Winds of all types blow from time to time. Leaves fall… limbs fall… entire trees fall sometimes.  But since our life is a forest made up of many tree, our forest remains. All that falls was meant to fall to nourish our soil so that new tree will grow and  our old trees will grow even stronger for times when new winds blow.  That is how forests work. That is how the wind works. That is how life works. Inhale… exhale like the wind… and greet the winds when they start to blow. 🦊❤️ 

    

 

612. how wishes are warmed

in the setting sun

a thousand and one wishes

warming up for flight  🦊❤️

I saw a solitary dandelion wish-ball in an open field. I knelt down to take its picture . The setting sun illuminated the intricate wish-ball quite by accident as I contorted my body to capture a close-up.  It took on a warm, magical glow. I thought… yes… warm wishes to all of you… Thank you for visiting my daily haiku posts.  🦊❤️ 

 

611. at the heart of it all

in that hollowed heart

a persistent root still dwells

never saying, “no” 🦊❤️

I saw a really unique but also “familiar” tree yesterday. Despite the seeming deadness of the tree, there was a persistent root that had sprouted inside the heart-shaped, hollowed  base of the tree that found its way back into the nurturing earth.   It reminded me of what my cardiologist told me after having a near fatal heart attack many years ago. “Keep working on getting your heart strong again and new veins will generate to accommodate for the damage.”, he said.  I feel a kinship with that tree and the optimistic root. I am grateful for the message it communicated to me. I admire its “never say no” tenacity. Nature is such a wonderful doctor for the body and the spirit. 🦊❤️

 

 

610. seamlessly sauntering

you and your smooooth stride

seamless motion passing by

where you off to now? 🦊❤️

There are a couple of barn/stable cats that I regularly see.  They fascinate me. They go where they wish to go. They move seamlessly… smoothly… sleekly… silently… mysteriously too.  I want to be a barn cat next time around.  🦊❤️