Lohan
Mind, in silence.
Observe the world within, the world without,
but do not judge,
for all is one, and all encompassing.
Smile at all the folly you have known,
within; without.
This strange insight,
apart from all, perceiving all, with gaze
unfixed, yet sure.
Become the seat of peace and clarity;
sit, at ease with all life may demand –
it turns to nought.
Impassively,
expression has no force upon the face
where passion fails.
This non-response, forever, will withstand.
Smile with joy, and sadness, on this world,
being neither.
© Simon J Ashcroft, 2022
