Wednesday, February 6, 2013

incense

first predawn temple bell sounds
tired monk shakes his head
to stir the first prayer

select beans are ground up right
water to coffee ratios seem sound
soon...french roast incense

12 comments:

  1. it is a time of quiet, attention and reflection, isn't it? and what better aroma?

    xo
    erin

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  2. What better way to start the day :)

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  3. French roast incense.....the best! Love this!

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  4. I too love the "French roast incense". There is sometimes nothing quite so stirring of the spirit than an early morning cup of coffee. Almost sacramental :)

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  5. What a fragrant scene. One i can go through here each morning in the same ways. ;)

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  6. I'd love to be in this monastery for a retreat time, but I'd notdrink the coffee, I only like the aroma

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  7. The first line places me in a different time and place and the last brings me back to here and now... Thanks for the micro-journey, Ollie.

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  8. Ah, that coffee smell is MY favorite 'incense' for sure!

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  9. mmm a little french roast can def a spiritual experience to get those prayers flowing...smiles..

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  10. I love the picture you paint, and the economy with which you do so.

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