The miracle of Life

A poem by Hara Katsiki

Waking up, a moment of stillness 

the horizon is endless and so are you

every moment passes like clouds in the sky

you are here now

and you wonder

how is it all going to unfold?

every moment, an opportunity to surrender

surrender to the great mystery of life

have faith

God is here with you, inside you

do you remember?

it is in these moments of great uncertainty that we seek for something greater 

something to hold on to

the answer is waiting for you in the labyrinths of creation

in the unspeakable beauty of life and death

the trees, the birds, the flowers

they sing songs of magnificence

of stillness. of presence

an ode to genesis

standing still and absorbing the great mystery

the breath of life permeates everything

the essence of all there is, echoing in every living being

you are a universe spinning in ecstasy

swirling in the passages of time

past and future.above and below, 

all merging in this moment

the eternal game 

cycles within cycles dancing in the void

the birds are chirping

have you ever heard the song of your own heart?

have you  lovingly held yourself so tight as none has done for you?

have you looked deep within your own very eyes?

the echoes of time speak

it is all a play

spring ambrosia swirling in the sky

remind us of the joy that lives inside of us

the joy of letting go

the joy of rebirth

the joy of surrendering

the joy of not knowing where we go

yet we dance

we play

we live

we love

we laugh

we hope

life is the great mystery

a miracle we dwell in

untold and incalculable