Word Pictures from an Oasis

A mood in shades of pastel 
A little sadness. 
Sand colours, blues and pinks, the sunlight
And the colour red, as always
Mixed feelings and memories
Lonliness
Limitless and contourless
Flowing

A variation on a theme that entices me
Meditative stillness -who will teach me to understand zen
Who will put a hand on my back and say you are somebody
Who will read Shinkichi Takahashi's words to me
Words that are not just words

No chaos, no yearning, just stillness
A calm I both want and do not want
Dare I lose the ground under my feet yet again
Can an earth quake be cleansing
Must I submit, bleed to death in order to find my zenit
Gradually the circle appears to be closing