Wishes of Resolve for the New Year

( a Renga: linked haiku/senryu )  

 
1    
wherever you are,  
be the spirit of Buddha   
—protect those in need  
     
2    
give comfort to those  
who are candles to your soul,  
and you are their light  
     
3    
free those in anguish    
from past year of suffering,  
—you will walk the path  
     
4    
be this in your time,  
as smooth pebbles on the shore    
we too are the waves   
     
5    
accept these pebbles     
for creatures that run, swim, fly    
—they carry you too    
     
6  
the earth will thank you  
for the plants & trees you save,  
with the air we breathe    
     
7    
pray for the climate,  
so we may know fish & crops  
thrive in streams & fields  
   
8    
while shadows linger,  
be the seagull's lonely cry    
To the thunder's drum  
     
9    
follow your soulmate  
with your footsteps by their own,    
from death to rebirth