Beneath the anger

Beneath the instinct to fight there lurks a diviner instinct to love.”

― Inazo Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics

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I wake up ready to fight

all the ills of the world

clamoring

and then I step into the new day

fresh coolness

the sun

sneaking over the Devils

setting the grass on fire

day lilies greet the day with open arms

and the giants of the woods

gently sway

rooted and strong

they were here long before me,

and will be here long after I am gone

and in their shadow

I drink in Sacred presence

and humbled

and eased,

I want merely to embrace

all that is good

and nurture it

with love

transfiguration