The walker on the bridge

Walk with awareness

while crossing the torrential stream of life,

Use the bridge of a stable mind

to reach the other shore.

The eternal sleep of a honeybee

As the night shades prevailed 

over the last rays 

of a musty, hot and humid day, 

she lay on the fragrant bed 

of a Champa flower 

and went into eternal sleep. 

Another day rises. 

The once smiling cup of nectar 

now merely a little sombre coffin.