This Tree Was Once Full of Bloom
Replete with fragrant purple flowers
Then suddenly one day
All leaves were shed
All flowers disappeared
I thought it was dead
I was wrong
It was surviving one breath at a time
Not begrudging all the green and growth around
Getting its root deeper into its source
Nourishing itself with what was remaining
Then suddenly one day the shoots appeared
I am sure the full bloom is close
I have been this tree several times
What about you
Happiness sutra
Some days I live one breath at a time
I will bloom when the time is right