Friday, October 19, 2012

Zen Beach

My Wickaninnish Waves

Wave upon wave,
rolling in to shore,
wipes my mind clean.

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Heart lifts in joy,
adjusts its rhythm
to the song of the sea.

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Head in the sky,
feet on the earth :
at one with it all.



Radar Hill at sunset


At Real Toads this morning, A Word With Laurie offers us the word: Zen, and asks the question: how do you achieve peace? Definitely my cup of tea, and make mine Oolong, please.

26 comments:

  1. Lovely, Sherry... you and I are on the same wavelength (lol).

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  2. Your images tell the tale.. such a beautiful environment at which to feel at one with the centre of things.

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  3. I love how you pair images with verse--beautiful work Sherry!

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  4. So wondrous, isn't it, how waves work!
    Sherry, your poem captures waves so well!

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  5. So wonderful, Sherry, so beautiful.
    K

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  6. Sherry! Beautifully worded...even your offering brings this sense of peace...love the ocean so much. Oolong is great, too!

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  7. Your words fill me with peace. So beautiful, Sherry!

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  8. I'm doing a little mountain hiking this weekend.... and it is glorious to be up high and look down. I also love watching the waves ripple into shore, one after the other... nature's meditation.

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  9. lovely...I can feel that zen like peace here....joy!

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  10. Sherry, you help keep our feet on the Earth. We are grateful to you for that. Zentastic!

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  11. I like the song of the sea and feet on the earth ~ perfect combination for zen moment ~

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  12. the sound of waves is also my kind of zen... totally blissful!

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  13. Yes, feet on the ground and head held high. Peace will follow suit! How nice Sherry!

    Hank

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  14. Oh yes........a bit of heaven on earth.

    Zen--this morning it was sitting wrapped in a blanket watching meteors streak across the sky. Blissful silence, save the occasional leaf meeting the earth.......

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  15. What a lovely ZEN experience! I feel relaxed after reading this.

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  16. I like each one! Perhaps the last one the very best!

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  17. Sherry, i'd like to join you for that cup of tea. how zen would THAT be? ;)

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  18. Beautiful in it's simplicity and honesty, Sherry. Yes... the waves soothe, don't they. So, too, I am learning, does bright desert sky, a cool breeze, the breath.

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  19. Love these Haikus, but the first one is my favorite! :-)

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  20. So perfect for bedtime (mine). Deep breath, relax and enjoy the moment. Camomille works well at night. :0)

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  21. These are beautiful. I especially love the first one. Waves are so calming and cleansing.

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  22. I was here.
    mmmmmm
    I decided not to disturb your peace,
    and left happy.

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  23. Oh Sherry, I loved this so much.

    We have a saying which means we are firmly planted in reality:

    Kaki berpijak di bumi nyata

    Great one, Sherry as always.

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