Meditate on the Clouds

meditate on the clouds
the leaves
of trees swaying under the 4 pm sun.
meditate
on the changing sky
count its colours
find their boundaries.
breathe. breathe,
feel
your physical breath
the physical air
flowing through your
physical body.
you do not need
a man, a book, a spirit
to guide you to be
to breathe.
all you need, to be,
is the world around you.

- written under the wondrous clouds above khonoma