There I stood, waiting for the express
\nWhile pondering ways to renew
\nmy flagging spirit, which struggled to climb
\nlife’s mounting challenges, when I saw you, serene,
\nyour hands moving in the air, a kind of dance —
\nthe glorious joy on your face making you rich.<\/p>\n
Gazing around, I noticed the world’s colors were rich.
\nIn each person I sensed the soul’s desire to express,
\nto enter into the dance.
\nI felt that I could summon the energy to renew
\nand make myself serene
\nlike an arbor trellis with those roses that climb.<\/p>\n
To reach far, to stretch toward goals that require I climb —
\nthis makes life worthwhile, and I feel rich.
\nIn these moments, my heart beats serene.
\nI vibrate with life and tremble to express,
\nto evolve, to embrace impermanence and thus renew
\nlife’s eternal dance.<\/p>\n
So, which steps will we choose to dance?
\nWill it be the hustle, the two-step, the fandango climb?
\nOr maybe a slow waltz, to allow our breathing to renew
\nwhile rhythmically moving to the beat, slow and rich.
\nPerhaps we will lean in to share a kiss, to express
\nwhat tantalizes us as we attempt to appear serene.<\/p>\n
We might do this under the silver light of the moon, serene
\nin the movement of the dance
\nand the people watching — their murmurs will express
\nhow desire steeps, distills, intensifies, like the climb
\nof mercury trapped in a glass tube, the red rich
\nlike blood, like the lungs give oxygen to renew.<\/p>\n
And after we untwine ourselves, we turn within to renew
\nthe relationship with the One who never leaves, the serene
\ncompanion who understands money does not make one rich;
\nnor does having it guarantee an invitation to the dance
\nand that life is often one painful, slogging climb
\nto an illusory summit that cannot contain all we express.<\/p>\n
The koan: how to renew attention, surrender to the dance
\nor rest serene, no longer compelled to grasp or climb,
\nsitting in life’s rich mystery, waiting on emptiness to express.<\/p>\n
–Kathryn Harper<\/p>\n
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