for Nina
and Jigmed Namkha (“Fearless Sky”)
Mind’s nature is like the sky. Thoughts are like the clouds. The clouds pass, but the sky remains. Recognize that sky, and rest.

Precious opportunities
arise like unexpected butterflies
in the shape of you.
Your smootheness is a treasure
that flaps into my hand
in several multi-faceted
raindrops of feeling.
This feeling only casts
shadows like butterflies, freshly originated
flowerinsects that
themselves converge like
gathering raindrops on a
steamy car window:
preciously molding themselves
without effort into further
more butterflies, further
more resonance,
and fly away into
a sky with no fear.