JIM INFANTINO

Jim

10March 2014

rigamarole : inevitability

my old companion
depression returned again
same rigamarole

sit

as if before a
tidal wave's inevitability
i sit i sit now

angles, angels by Zoë

Jim

6March 2014

phantom : electricity

my daughter awake
searching for a phantom toy
escaped from her dream

sit

electricity
intermittently ascends
presenting as thought

dada obscured #2 by Zoë

Jim

5March 2014

reason : perceiver

i have no reason
to be happy but i am
happy unhappy

sit

heavy lidded eye
perceiver of the pure light
of thought awakens

mama #23 by Zoë

Jim

4March 2014

body : dreams

as i take my seat
my body remembers it
and the mind settles

sit

when i am sleeping
i wind the blankets around me
a cocoon of dreams

Self Portrait #56 by Zoë

Jim

3March 2014

black : hopeless

mood so black
I cannot bother to count the beats
a deep dark fear

sit

sitting and crying
hopeless and tired and scared
I can face the day

covered over #3 by Zoë

Jim

28February 2014

away : spring

I have been busy
and away from my cushion
now i must wake up

sit

meditation is
like a clear cold mountain spring
you have to taste it

Walking walking by Zoë

Jim

26February 2014

swarm : steam

a swarm of activity
night and day without rest
tired and awake

sit

the sky is light blue
a metal steam stack rises
part way into it

wagon wheel by Zoë

Jim

25February 2014

stillness : timer

sometimes i perceive
a stillness under all things
i hope in me too

sit

my iphone timer
has chimed in silence again
open ended time

Lateral movement study #87 by Zoë

Jim

24February 2014

friends : returning

visiting some friends
I remember gratitude
and humility

sit

returning to sit
after time away from here
a welcome embrace

step up #4 by Zoë

Jim

18February 2014