Giri's Collection

Water in the stream making happy noises flowing by

Waking up the sleepy flowers to wave goodbye

Flowers of many colors, bright, yellow, red and blue

Decorating the rocky bank that is what they do.

Wooden bridge over the stream done so well

Built with bamboos, I believe it is nature’s own

Once on the bridge, one cannot leave

Though the water is still flowing, the time would stop.

Koi fish in the pond are competing for color

Birds in the trees practicing their hymns

Buddha in the temple is silent as ever

Blessing anyone comes across the tea house.

Wonderful Zen garden created at this business hotel

Not far from the noisy train station named as “Shinagawa”

Steams of people running in and out to catch those JR trains

Life gets busy in town of Tokyo, no time to relax, no time to rest.

Hey! Gardener in charge at the grand prince hotel

Few patrons you get are the ones that respect

My words can’t explain all the wonderful work you did

Buddha is the witness and protector of your park.

What is knowledge, I wonder.

Formless, odorless, weightless and colorless, I guess.

Eyes and ears gather this stuff, essence of daily observations we do.

Gather, sift and sort items well to store in that knowledge well.

Knowledge is like the diamond in the mine

No one knows even if is not there.

Having knowledge is a great preparation to life

Putting it to work is what makes a change to the world.

Cats carry their kitten with their teeth rounding the litter

Kangaroos carry theirs in their sack jumping around

Monkeys carry babies on their back from tree to tree

Protect them only long enough to teach skill of survival.

Humans, most evolved of them all, yet to figure a way

When to teach and when to watch the young ones

Children’s mind is forged on the anvil of family values

And tempered in the furnace of society around them.

Society of ours changes continuously breaking the boundaries

Rigidity is our enemy and flexibility a friend dealing with beliefs

Some of the rules we lived by are not the same our children will live on

Create a rule book simple, honest and humane for better results.