“Sometimes I gaze at the moon
Shinning boldly in the silent night
Standing guard to its dark side
Wondering what it hides.
Sometimes I feel 
The moon looks back at me
With the same curiosity.”

-d.h.

“For aeons 
I have wandered like a vagabond 
in search of myself,
Like the parched landscape of summer,
Waiting to surrender to the softness of monsoon rain;
And now the noise within my mind 
yearns for some kind of silence.
Like the tranquility that permeates through the hollow of space.
I have been in search for a drop of stillness 
for long as I can remember - 
trying to quiet the mind. 
I’m weary of my senses,
Of the wars that wage unannounced. 

​I want to embrace rest.
I want to wrap myself --
in the placidity of the ocean mist 
and allow its waters to run over me,
and hold me still. 
I want to lay on the earth 
to feel its unyielding strength and tender care. 
I want to stare at the sky 
and be awed by its expanse. 
And watch an eagle fly over me, 
I want to admire the regality of its flight --
without being stirred by the desire for wings. 
I want to lie down just for a moment, 
and be enveloped by the eternity of time
and steeped in the silence of space.”

-d.h.

“I feel like I’m melting into something else
I feel like shattered glass floating around 
In search of it’s missing pieces,
As though I am no longer what I used to be;
But know not who I’m becoming.
I feel the warmth of fire in my heart 
spreading through all the cracks,
as if trying to weld the broken parts.
But it’s waiting for me to let go of something — 
— Things that I have tethered myself to.
Will I ever be whole again - as I used to be?
Or is this metamorphosis?”

-d.h.

“The misty fog settles on my hair
Like the tender touch of a lover,
And runs down my face
Like beautiful pearls of tears.”

​-d.h.

“Every once a while,
​Remember to live a little--
Amidst the frenzy and chaos of life.
Take time for a moment of breath--
To fill your lungs with a cup of crisp air.
Just for a moment, 
take a seat under a lush green tree
And let its soothing shade
Hold your wandering thoughts in its cradle;
Allow the earth to hold
The weight of your life
And rejuvenate your tired heart.
When the winds are gusty,
Set your mind free — 
Let your imagination
take a ride on the wild side.
And then on a cloud-filled day,
Soak up in the rain, jump and splash— 
And pause for a moment to reflect.
In the humdrum of your daily affairs,
Stop for a heartbeat--
To listen for a song in the chirp of the birds,
Or be soothed by the sweet scent of flowers.
Under a clear dark sky, 
Hold space for your mind to be awed and opened wide
by the wonder of a zillion stars.
And slowly let the night wrap you
in the quiet comfort of its stillness.
When the morning comes,
Let the warmth of the sun
Enter the deepest crevice of your soul,
To rekindle the flame within you
And soak you in the brilliance
Of your own light.”

​-d.h.

Sometimes I wish I could --
wear the veil of obscurity,
And disappear into the web of my thoughts,
Deep in the abyss of the mind.
I wonder if I would be found 
I wonder if I’d want to be found.

​-d.h.

  Gather yourself, gather yourself
All the parts of you  --
- the part that you buried in the womb of the earth;
- the part that you whispered away into thin air;
- the part that you dissolved into the depths of the ocean’s water;
- the part you watched burn in fire into cinders.
Weave them all together
With the touch of your healing hands,
And wear it like the crown of thorns;
Forge new life into it,
With the love within your heart
And wear it like a garment - an armor
- for your soul,
- of your soul.

May you be --
Strong enough to boast the glory of the crown of thorns,
Soft enough to share the bounties of your soul.

​-d.h.

“I strive to be infinite 
Unbound by rules
Unfettered by desires
Unmarked by time
And transcend my own mind.”

​​-d.h.