Approaching Death
You are drifting slowly, softly
into the silent sea of
forgetfulness.
Releasing all that
you thought you knew;
remembering all that
we have always known.
Deep beneath all the
thoughts, emotions, sensations,
Mystery is rising
in the desert of all
your likes and dislikes.
Beneath this shallow mind,
a deeper presence is arising.
Something vast and timeless
begins
to shine, take root and grow.
Somewhere deep in the
fertile soil of an
empty soul, the silent spirit
begins to bloom.
Outer vision blurs, eyes glaze
over
as this tender flower
lifts its grace filled petals
toward the light.
Eternity shines through as
pure awareness awakens
from the dream of a
thought made world.
Only this dream will die.
© 2007 Doshin MJ Nelson
