transience

transience..the state of being brief and short-lived....

transient, the wandering poor...
a homeless person..
a bum..a hobo..
a traveler..a wanderer..

mono no aware...
a feeling of transience -
the pathos of things..
an empathy toward things..sensitive to ephemera ..
japanese ~ awareness of impermanence and the transience of things -
a gentle sadness or wistfulness at their passing...


SAITAN New Year`s Poem
Shodo Harada Roshi 2012

the dragon is bringing forth great waves and drinking up heaven and earth
difficulties have opened our eyes, cutting through the root of life and death
pressed by a rock, hanging from a cliff, the flower grows upside down
the wish for new life comes forth, the source of great peace

india..a dream..transitory.
leaving seattle ..
many watched as i dragged my bags behind me..
joining the ranks..
a transient..a wandering fool..
heading to the great land of wanderers..
ah! home sweet om..

here in the mud and muck of holy molies..
i laugh and sing and dance my way
to the edge of the precipice..
over and over and over..
the eighty foot buddha winks at me
in dusky dust of morning..
we chuckle over the big joke..
hot water..electricity..
in a blink...gone! gone! gone!