Eurasian eagle owl

Beautiful night full of stars

Owls sit in the trees and listen

Wise are their eyes as they see

People come and go to watch them

As they sit and patiently wait

Their wisdom comes from silence

While they remain quiet and hungry

Waiting for the food to arrive

I look at their sight

To leave the treasure of food behind

Because I came to feed them

On the full moon night

Their wisdom is a hidden thrill

Beyond the capacity of sky that is still

Finally, I hear a voice loud and clear

That tells me to hold them close, near and dear.

Trees in a trail

Trees are my sanctuaries when I feel low

When I feel low, I look at the trees

Which are the glory of parks and forests

Because they absorb carbondioxide and release oxygen

I get lost in the woods

Like a seven year old child

Searching for nothing but happiness, peace and tranquility

Amidst the beautiful fall weather of Shenandoah National Park

I begin 30 days of silence

To practice deep meditation and understand the truth

As I hear the voices of birds

That stand freely on the branches of trees

Occupied by squirrels trying to climb the top of the trees

And see the surrounding from the pinnacle

A tree full of leaves in each branches

Is as equally important as a human

Because of its omnipotent power

To spread the fresh air

While remaining humble to its value

To unite every American to come together

In a nation that is all too divided by politics

Because united we stand, divided we fall

A lesson that I learned from all trees in harmony with nature

Their purpose is to grand humans

Who are full of flaws

The eternity and the heavenly state. 

Henry Marsh, author of Do no Harm – Photo by Chris Boland 

A neurosurgeon performing surgery

I am deep in my thoughts

Like a neurosurgeon performing a surgery on a patient

Who was diagnosed with aneurysm

A morbid dilatation of the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery

No matter how painful the pain is

I am bound to perform the incision

As I imagine illness happening on myself

That can cause catastrophic hemorrhage in the brain

As I perform the operation

To place a minute spring loaded metal clip across the neck of the aneurysm

I try to prevent the aneurysm just a few minutes across

A danger I face as a surgeon

Is inadvertently bursting the aneurysm while dissecting it

From the surrounding brain and blood vessels

Working at several inches depth in the center of the patient’s head

In a narrow space beneath the brain

I operated and caught the aneurysm

Trapping it and obliterating it with a glittering spring-loaded titanium clip

Saving the patient’s life

Source: (Do no harm: Stories of life, death and brain surgery by Henry Marsh) 

Digits of Pi. Photo by fdecomite

I learned 50 digits of pi

I don’t know why,

But I did it when I was about to die.

Help me, I am running out of time. 

This guy gave me some lime 

It turned me into a moose

Now people think I was let loose.

Next thing I know, I was killed by the reaper.

He was such a creeper.

At least I have some pie.

I guess I do deserve to die 

For knowing 50 digits of pi.

– by Sambridh Barakoti

Chincotaegue Virginia. Photo by Sohan

When I most think, do mine eyes best see

The poverty in America that affects everyone

But when I sleep in dreams, my eyes imagine thee

And the darkness is still a darkness

While the light is still light

However, dark the shadow may be

The light will illuminate the darkness

And turn it into brightness

Like a sunny day with much clearer skies

When to blind eyes, your shade darkens so

How would I say mine eyes be blessed made

How would I say thy eyes are my blessing

By looking on the heavens in the living day

Through deep sleep on blind eyes doth stay

I am here to stay all days and nights to see thee

And day brightens nights when dream come true

A women meditating in a popular yoga pose

My true love has my heart and I have Hers

Because we both love each other dearly

Despite she being the true cause of my grief

A gain in love that keeps us going

As we look to reach the next height

And touch the sky like a soaring eagle

For my sake, we want to reach the pinnacle top

Even though the climb may be steep

I want to overcome the suffering to get her love

If I lose you, I will lose my heart and myself

In a way that will hurt me forever

But when we meet again, even the sky and the heaven will come together

And for God’s sake, put me on the cross

But here’s the exuberance; my friend and I are united

Thee admiration! To whom I love her alone.