Poetry Challenge Day 201 (Sat Apr 23)
The first thing I should do
when I wake in the morning
is:
smile.
The second thing I should do
when I wake in the morning
is:
acknowledge the gift of twenty-four hours.
The third thing I should do
when I wake in the morning
is:
promise to live each moment.
The fourth thing I should do
when I wake in the morning
is:
commit to view all beings with compassion.
Of course these ideas come from Buddhist teaching. What makes them special, and why I decided to write a poem about them, is simply that they resonate with me. My hope is that writing this poem will help me try to live this teaching.