Dharma Stones (Bottomless Haiku) # 3 Poem by Eric Cockrell

step into the rain
lose all notion of yourself
water clinging, petal!
i loved you more than
i thought i could bear to lose,
i opened the door!

fullness, emptiness,
owning nothing, part of all
unbound by no needs!
your Buddha nature
somewhere beneath your hunger
feeds instead of eats!

compassion, intent,
thought, drive, and humane action
live deeper, immersed.
fire needs the candle
candle needs fire and oxygen
hand, foot, mouth, and ears!

listen! hand given,
both written in the moment
eternity, breath!