In the morning
After taking cold shower
_____What a mistake______
I look at the mirror.
There, a funny guy,
Grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin,
___What a pity___
Poor, dirty, old man!
He is not me, absolutely not.
Land and life
Fishing in the ocean
Sleeping in the desert with stars
Building a shelter in mountains
Farming the ancient way
Singing with coyotes
Singing against nuclear war-
I’ll never be tired of life,
Now I’m seventeen years old,
Very charming young man.
I sit down quietly in lotus position,,
Meditating, meditating for nothing.
Suddenly a voice comes to me:
“To stay young,
To save the world,
Break the mirror.”
Nanao Sakaki
found on www.healingstory.org