Rebirth

my respite over
the calling of this new life-
irresistible
–
moonglow-
another turn
at the wheel

the light of hope shines
across the vastness of space
from a long dead star
–
a fallen oak
sprouting
shiitakes

no matter how far
the vanishing road takes me
I always return
–
nirvana awaits
yet I’m not
quite ready

A desert reborn

As rain coalesces and

Falls to the parched earth