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Smooth Pebbles

 ( senryu )  
 
Every swooning blade of grass vindicated.  
   
The deep blue silence of a turning wheel.  
   
A precise number of fireflies in the apples.  
   
The coiled jealousy of all reptiles.  
   
The palsy of a prisoner's first sob.  
   
A tranquil sorrow in a dog's rib cage.  
   
All faces obliterated from the moon.  
   
Nirvana observed among smooth pebbles.  
   
The slough of mountain summits in decline.  
   
Every planet reprieved of its orbit.  
   
The ecstasy within a mandala.  
   
The space between spaces.  
   
Honing the blade by passing through it.  
 
        
           
Prayers from the universe.           
We think the answers are held by the universe waiting for us to find them, but what if it's waiting for answers from us?
       
 
Written by Jade-Pandora (jade tiger)
Published | Edited 3rd Sep 2018
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Image: Philippe Albanel
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