MOMENTS

HOSPICE

I'm here and they are there

inches away and miles apart

sometimes we laugh and hold hands

mostly I just listen

sometimes they call me Father

I tell them I'm not a pastor

sometimes they just stare into space

I'm often aware of how poorly

I connect with them

but there are moments

unspoken

that transcend understanding

timeless

"where two or more are gathered in my name"

and we both know

today is a good day to die

YOGA

it's quite fun leading a yoga class

there is power

standing in front of the room

speaking to left and right brain

at the same time

instructions are both

physical and metaphysical

sometimes we awaken

twist and turn

sometimes we remain dull

and then there are moments

of unity

when all is still

sweetness

hardly a word spoken

sometimes just a whisper

the yoga teaches us

closing with om is icing on the cake

people are slow to leave

basking in warmth and goodness

MUSIC

the daily routine

stretching fingers

scales trills

sight singing

and all for what

playing like a robot

yet another day

fingers in one place

and mind somewhere else

but then there are moments

when I am the string

and I am the bow

and music plays through me

as easily as clouds

float across the sky

-Paresh


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