experienCe

flow through the day like tai chi
no thought no mind 
no effort no time
separate ocean from sea

with all things, blend
enjoy good health
still thyself
move from within

keep silent and shout
rise sleep
laugh and weep
breath in breath out

cherish friends relish solitude
practice fasting enjoy food
be naughty be good
stand where nothing stood

withdraw give
die and live


by K.Osei

mOrphiC resOnanCe

nothing is wanted 
because nothing is gained,
all that is, 
is all that’s claimed;

that which is

the form of focus 
is what appears 

though never taught
formation’s causation
is resonating vibration
within a thought,

conception’s dawning 
is ne’er retained,

and yet it is known
solely alone,
still a mystery it remains.

wholeness is an implicate order
cause and effect are one and the same
examine the messages inside the water
what is and isn’t has a common name

by K. Osei

Tree

be careful with arborvitae 
at night, they like food

the willow

she move fast
when you look away,
she try to catch the fire

and kwanzan, she stand still
in spring she show out
after she see calleryana get dressed

everywhere i see maple 
and black cherry  

they be watching
from the fence line
where i don’t cut

we talk sometimes

talking bout take over,
taking back —

but i been here too.

by K. Osei

the blaCk

Black is not darkness, but shadows of the light — it has never been subject to anything but itself. Its position is determined by its perception. It contains the full spectrum of life. In possessing self it posses its destiny, not by force but placid solitude. It’s origin is itself. power resides where it decides — and still, now is all. The work that needs doing to bring change is always carried out beneath. There is no external power greater than stillness. To change self is to change your world. History is littered with such. Energy confined is a part of mind, the cell is not a jail but where creation is defined. The outer world is a reflection from within. External stride is a fading tide. For even fame, belongs not to celebrity but the crowd. Like fickle fortune and shiny things, all must yield to the dark. You can never possess anything but self – seize that and all else will bowl to it.

by K. Osei