​I was walking in Fuzhou.
​A strange thought came to me.
​The way has no gate or no wall.
​But it has a thousand paths.
​Which one should I follow?
​Looking inward, and then outward.
​I decided just to keep
​walking in Fuzhou.
​Laying no claim to anything,
​but myself.

​I bought some Jasmine tea
​today in Fuzhou.
​And went back to my hotel
​to make a brew and
write some words.

Sipping away the tea,
I thought…..
One day of happiness,
and all things are forgotten.
And I can sleep in
emptiness, this night.
​

​A new city.
​A new path.
​Yesterday’s dream.
​I’m all alone.
​Though I travel
​in today’s reality.
​The sun and the moon
​are my friends.

​I took many steps today.
​Thinking, how wondrous
​and mysterious each step was.
​I moved my mind
​to see the mountains.
​And as many specks
of dust ​as I could.
​There was no magical power,
​or emblems of glory.
​Just me, walking…..
​step by step
​With nothing heavy
​on my mind

​I am a witness
to the streets.
The sun rising
over old temples,
and the dead leaves
of a fading winter.
Now, we are all ready
for the soft
wings of spring.
Days teeming with
a new performance
of old and distant tricks.
​

​Thousands of people
come to the temple.
Perhaps to quench
one thirst or another.
The spring flowers
looked ahead.
But I thought….
Bud, bloom and die.
We are all here for
such a short time.
​

​To notice people, birds,
the smallest insects
and everything in between.
To walk and touch
life with every step.
Live like this and the
soul can be calm.
And maybe there are
no fears in solitude.

​I got lost again today.
​In a strange city.
​It seemed like a journey
​that would never end.
​
​But I know that
everything has an ending.
​And books and words
​will always bring me back.

​Sometimes, a moment
is eternity.
A great way that
has a thousand paths.
None more correct
than another.
So, I walk each one alone.
And the seasons
come and go
​

​I have time to linger.
Without wishing
for things to be.
The sea and the
sky before me.
Watching the moments change.
Everything must keep changing.
There is such beauty
in simple things.
I think I’ll stay and
linger a little longer.