go for the walk 
that does not 
take you 
farther away 
but rather brings 
you to the present

you have already arrived 
at this destination

so let your Ordinary Mind 
reside there for a while 
instead of the past 
or the unwritten future

what do you see in this place? 
touch, taste?
what sounds and smells envelop you?

these
are all the things 
that exist in your presence

*published in The Wooden Fish: The No Barriers Zen Newsletter – Spring 2023 Issue 2