Most of life is not knowing what's coming. I just went through a reorg again at my new (old) job. Who knows what the future will bring as a result. There are always unintended consequences. The adventure continues. Most of the things that affect your life will remain unknown to you. It's scary but interesting too.

The Prompt: Not Knowing

Again this week's prompt comes from the Zen by the Brush book by Myoshi Nancy O'Hara. 

"A wild goose
Passing the length of the sky
Casts a shadow
Into the cold water

The goose has no idea
Of leaving a trace,
The water no consciousness
of a shadow striking through."
            –
Zen Phrase

And again, first task is to sit for a meditation on that for 5-10 minutes or however long you feel is good to you.

The Drawing

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My Haiku

…inspired by the drawing. 

Shadows of the world
In ceaseless adventure
Life fish in the sky

The Reflection

For some reason when I started thinking about this prompt I remembered a trip I took with some friends up to Clayton, New Mexico, a few weekends ago. My friend Melo was leading a project to drive drones over some dinosaur tracks there and make 3-D map renderings of them. She showed us the dinosaur footprints and tail tracks in detail and we spent a few days exploring the area (which is my Dad's family's terra sancta so I know it's nooks and crannies). One of the things to do up there is to visit Caupulin Volcano and hike the rim. From there we saw a lot of Turkey Vultures; and they literally look like a child's drawing of a bird! An upside down, flying W!! I thought of that when I thought of trying to draw clouds, birds and fish sharing the sky.  

 

Now it's your turn.