How much effort does it take to hear
how hard is it to see
are you lost within your thinking, dear
or do you simply watch all three?

When you think a thought
do you think it first
or does it suddenly appear
does it come and go in an empty space
that has always been right here?

Has the impulse really ceased to rise
in a moment without cause
to grasp or reach for what’s outside
have you found that silent pause?

Have the things of life finally brought to bear
in an understanding true
that no matter if it’s good or bad
nothing’s changed the you that’s you?

When it’s late at night
and you’re all alone
does it feel like no one’s there
just an emptiness
that’s so deep ‘n’ wide
where there’s no more room for fear?

Has the twinkle in a baby’s eye
whispered GOD is all that’s here
has the suffering of a passer by
caused your eye to shed a tear?

Are you filled with awe
at the simple sight
of a cloud floating in the air
have you seen that there is naught to do
for you just to be aware?

Are you happy in this moment
without an object by your side
did you ever think you would realize
that to find life’s greatest prize
was to stop
and welcome
all you see
right now
and simply be?

For by doing so
you would simply find
who has always been quite free!!
/jnh