SILVERY BEACH: Nu Yin (Burma)

Once

For relations

I visited this place.

Alone

On this silvery beach

Beside the cliffs

I walked in thought.

I gazed at the endless sea

And I pondered.

Gazing at the sapphire and green sea

I felt calm.

I did not tire of staring at the waves coming towards the beach

Like crumbling mountains

With terrific sound

Like wanting to devour and swallow,

Being alone, I felt scared

And took shelter from this tide and rough wind

Beyond the edge of cliff

While I was seeking shelter

 I thought of the cliffs

And of our lives.

Though these dreadful waves

Could sometimes overleap,

They could not overwhelm cliffs.

"Similarly in one's existence

Though violent minds

Like rough winds

May be attacking you,

If one practices patience

One can have the tranquility in one's heart."

While taking shelter behind a cliff

This thought came to me.