Dear Ones, every precious once in a while, you meet a bright light that warms you with the gratitude of their life, the ups and downs, all conditions for thanksgiving. Such a friend passed with prayers of gratitude on his lips and those of his family. His lesson for me came on the second sunset, after he had passed. I share it here as a dedication to recognize the blessings of my life this week in all my writing shares, starting here….
Tea Ceremony with Willie Takahashi
©2024 Karla Johnston, InnerConstellation.com
“What is the sweetness you can add to your life so it is not so bitter?”
Green Matcha tea astringency,
Greets my tongue,
Warming the core of my body,
As I kneel on a buckwheat cushion
In streams of late afternoon sun.
Touch of maple syrup, added on a whim,
Is awash,
Palatable sweetness,
A living question,
Swallowed down the dark tunnel of my body.
I bow,
Add to my tears:
Warm sunshine,
Clouds, tinged gray,
Slowly moving,
A soft and gentle Pureland
In a windless sky.
Springtime rests on mountain’s horizon,
Cupping sun’s setting rays.
“What is the sweetness you can add to your life so it is not so bitter?”
Dear Friend, Willie, is the question yours?
Are you here, continuing to stir our hearts,
Boundless in shape and form?
Five o’clock chime of the Mahogany clock,
sings back a familiar, melodious tune.
The question, so tenderly rests here…
Like Green Matcha Tea, with a touch of maple syrup,
Shared ceremoniously between you and me.
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