A Stormy Mind

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Part 1: Teardrops on a Lotus Leaf

Why are you so sad?

The sky is falling.

Why don’t you get an umbrella?

Part 2: Beginning-less mind

I know nothing.
This I am very sure about.

Where do I begin…?
When there is no ending in sight.

The mind keeps splattering.
Like rain on a lake.

Each one different.
Before you know it, it’s gone.

Where did it go?
Where did it come from?

I look above and below.

Not a trace..
Of doubt anywhere.

Where do I look?

Darkness above and below.
And shades of gray all around.

I can’t see a thing.

Where from did I come?
Where must I go?

Now I’m totally wet.

Ah yes, I forgot to open my umbrella!

(Zen improv poetry. Composed spontaneously without pause on July 22, 2024)