Pursuit of the Quiet Mind

Gazing into the night, you are
within the shooting star;
at the end of the midnight rainbow.

Climbing the highest tree, I see
you in the greenest, dying leaf.
But you disappear from me;

vanishing upon waves of wind.

Adrift a field of sunflowers, I find you.
Successfully capturing the self,
we soar beyond clouds inside ocean tides.

Invisible Names Carved into a Tree (Destiny?)

I was sitting in a tree when a bird came up to me to say hello. Little did I know this birdie had a plan for me, though too soon for my eyes to see. So, I went here every day and so did she till one day when the skies were cloudy. She did not come but instead a man quite young and lovely sat beneath my tree, slowly unraveling her plan for me you see. He pulled out his guitar not seeing me above and sang the most beautiful song about love. As a tear dropped from my cheek he looked up questioning rain but saw me in my happiest pain. His cheeks became red in regards to the things he’d said so I dropped down and whispered, “Let’s get out of these clouds and trees that we’ve been hiding behind for weeks. Take me out. Let’s have a new beginning.”