As Beautiful As Ever
for my students
If you watch the ripples spread out
from what was once the smooth, blue surface of a pond
before you threw a rock, searching for an answer
for what troubles you, scattering the light,
and if you wait,
for however long it takes
for the smooth, blue surface to return,
you will feel the ripples yet spreading within you
from the very center of creation
and you will have your answer.
Everything has changed
and you, dear ones, are born again
just as you are, as beautiful as ever.