Known without knowing*

Known without knowing*

Core inside houses the unknown

Until the day one realizes it to be shown

Deep within awaiting to be tapped

To awaken the source in a snap

Once a hole is pierced then that one will flow

For then the unknown is seen to be known

Dom*Colucci 2012

Forever is gone*

Forever is gone*

In a Universe so far and vast

Many of things so hard to grasp

Changes always coming from left to right

Not enough time to be with that, gone out of sight

So in essence with this, anchors are seen to be never

For what is now gone forever, is forever

Dom*Colucci 2012

Never left here but returned*

Never left here but returned*

It just happened to be one day

Something needed to be seen to be on its way

From its innocence to be so pure

It knew the direction life would take it so sure

So innocence was dropped, not be seen again

But one day this sage would learn right to begin

It embarked on a journey with pitfalls ahead

Gone now was dependency, facing trials instead

This one took a look in front of what was to be

Obstacles a plenty to make one to be free

Now there is a teacher in this while one is growing

But it is behind the scenes, not to be showing

A mountain that is there, needed to climb

It is not to get the summit, that will be fine

No the journey continues back as to get back down

And place one's foot solidly, back on solid ground

So in essence the journey is not over when reaches the top

It is actually in returning to be aligned right on the spot

Then one will know that it was well worth it in striving to be there

And to come back as one made it home to be here 

Dom*Colucci 2012

Hold onto what?*

Hold onto what?*

Deep fear of who you are, is this to be?

It clenches you in its grip and does not make you free

It gets inside of you and sinks more and more

Not seeing with transparency, becoming more to ignore

So this is your attachment and willing to make you stay

Do not worry about holding on, nothing has your grip anyways

Dom*Colucci 2012

Ask and really look at it*

Ask and really look at it*

Come a thousand miles to settle a score

Many times to wonder what it was for

But the search always comes right back to this place

In its the arrival here, always an empty space

To keep looking as there is a believe to a solution 

The problem gets bigger, it becomes more the illusion

So one gets more confused, chaotic to ask

Discovery to the question was the answer, this was unmasked

Dom*Colucci 2012

Place myself is Zazen*

Place myself is Zazen*

I sit in a spot to be empty and free

To release all that clutter inside of me

To go deep inside and never look back

To keep my awareness in check and also intact

I know of such place that I can be once again

This place I know is called Zazen*

Dom*Colucci 2012

Eye to eye, breathe*

Eye to eye, breathe*

Eye on the target, one must breathe

In and out is the rhythm, until one is at ease

A slight pull back on the sling with the bow

Becoming one with the target both do know

A slight release from the pull, the arrow leaves

As now to narrow it down, the bulls eye to receive

Dom*Colucci 2012

Nothing of itself ends*

Nothing of itself ends*

From the top of the mountain to the bottom it goes

Rapidly it keeps continuity in its flow

Through the turns, bends and twist

Containing itself so fluidly, not a drop is missed

Out to the river where it seems it might end

Only to start the process all over once again

Dom*Colucci 2012

Who is that?*

Who is that?*

Delusions of grandeur, character not defined

Hidden in the corner within someone's "mind"

But further investigation, not to be found

It cannot be certain if it is ever around

But to take one look at oneself in the mirror

You will find no one there, when things get clearer

Dom*Colucci 2012

No act to follow now*

No act to follow now*

Once upon a time not so many years

A blink of an eye, as it hurried here

Though it felt as something was there but really was not

It dissolved into oblivion right on the spot

So now this world that I once use to be

No longer its actor to play the part in that movie

Dom*Colucci 2012

Nothing keeps us all*

Nothing keeps us all*

Stillness on the frozen plain

Walk in stability, all is the same

For what is not with being, it is left out there

It is a weight to the consciousness not to be aware

Gather all nothingness that one can saturate with

Absorb into the void and see effortlessly that this is a gift

Dom*Colucci 2012

Substance in a breeze*

Substance in a breeze*

Become of the stillness and hear no sound

The texture of a nothingness is all around

But a vibe is felt in the void so near

It is coming this way so crystal clear

A mild disturbance that is chaos from peace

Creation of a substance not to be seen, wind in a breeze

Dom*Colucci 2012

Cleaned but is it clear?*

Cleaned but is it clear?*

Why cannot one move on where they are?

They have it in their perspective, to see so far

But the window is cleaned as we see it here

So look again it is a barrier that must be cleared

In making this more open, a more transparent view

Remove what is there, it is a veil in front of you

Dom*Colucci 2012

The wise stay*

The wise stay*

Once it just happened, along the way

It became of itself and started to stay

It had no where to go, or special plans

For some reason or another, knows where it stands

Though it does agree that it is on its own

For it is a rock that is stable, wisdom within all alone

Dom*Colucci 2012

A cloud never leans on the sky*

A cloud never leans on the sky*

Open up oh great and vast

Spinning around as time goes past

Pressure is running high, atmosphere that was low

Something building in the sky, amazing to let it grow

It is cool dewy substance, almost in a mist

Attracting more dew, how does this resist?

Now it comes the moment, as we see it try

Does a cloud ever lean on an open sky?

Dom*Colucci 2012

Stillness blew it*

Stillness blew it*

A moment has entered in this reality

Weather has changed, something broke free

From its settling that was so mild

Got out of hand and now has gone wild

Where does this chaos ever begin?

Look in the center, the vortex of wind

Dom*Colucci 2012

Bark from the trees*

Bark from the trees*

In the woods, stillness of the moment remains

Nothing has movement, nothing has changed

Calm has come, peace it will do

Consciousness becomes stable, silence so true

A painting that looks like still art and made its mark

A little wind goes through the trees, do you hear its bark?

Dom*Colucci 2012

Flying as I fall*

Flying as I fall*

A tiny gem that it is, nestled in a cloud

Gathering more together as it is allowed

Darkness comes they all converge, soon there is no peace

Great clatter of thunder, little treasures to be released

Above raining down in a stream that is below

The drops combine with the stream and go with the flow

Now they go through the twists and a few bends

But a cliff is coming soon, do you believe it will end?

No, even though the distance is rather high and very tall

They all go for a ride of freedom, right off the waterfall

Dom*Colucci 2012

The seed that is freed*

The seed that is freed*

One day had come that it just happened to be

To arrive in a place that I knew would set me free

All I did as I was revolving, is came to a complete stop

Landed on the ground and into it I did pop

I was pushed and prodded deeper, to get a greater feel

Into a place of my own, that would make me inside to be real

So this place seemed dark and gloomy to be still

But what was inside me was pushing to fulfill its will

Each moment that passed greater than the last one before

Something that was edging me upward and I knew what is for

I could feel the warmth and the light that was my guide

A little more to go, from this journey that I ride

How glorious the moment has come and a bright sunny day

Forever free from darkness as I now know the way

To keep moving forward and be content where I stand

What is around me is within, place that is the present land

I grow from this part of myself that is here within and cares

A flower that seen this from a seed, that now made me well aware

Dom*Colucci 2012

Friends to the "tea"*

Friends to the "tea"*

A great bond to have is to have one with friends

To have great conversation and laughter that never ends

It is because of what is within that knows with the heart

The connection is from Soul*, right from the start

So a rendezvous is planned to see you real soon

Say a spot of tea to talk over, how about this afternoon?

Dom*Colucci 2012

Color of heaven*

Color of heaven*

Oh light in the sky that is so far away

The dew mist all around to make moist of the day

It arises to the heavens like little angels of love

To get the feeling of more brilliance from the sun up above

But when it mixes with the sunshine, what does it show?

An arched prism of wonder, yes it's a rainbow

Dom*Colucci 2012

Rise from the fall*

Rise from the fall*

A brisk breeze that has its chance
Into the woods to make the trees dance
Moving all things around and no place to go
A big gulp of air pushes outward in the blow
Leaves do their thing as they get a lift to begin
Then fall back to the ground to do it over again

Dom*Colucci 2012

Sleep with me, my winter*

Sleep with me, my winter*

The cooler winds have come and prevail
Gone is the warmer temps, no longer to avail
The leaves have taken a vacation from the trees
No longer to give shade from the sun, they are set free
It is getting closer to put this reality to sleep
As little snowflakes gather together and connect to be so deep

Dom*Colucci 2012

The show is over*

The show is over*

An actor has come, to play a part
Innocence gone, conformity starts
Illusion to grasp and to want to be
Leaving the power within and become outside of me
In such doings, to always complain
To be of such ignorance and also entertain
For a fool does not know what is ahead
To become duality, insecurity the path instead
So to see this actor, with ego-self so small
It is time to end this show with its curtain call

 Dom*Colucci 2012

I see that it is*

I see that it is*

Though it is like the sun hidden by a cloud
To not see clearly, veiled and it is shroud
For to walk around and not see it show
To bump into yourself and not really know
It is the same of pulling wool over your eyes
And keep forcing yourself in giving it a try
So instead of peering out of a few closed blinds
Your eyesight was always meant to see within, to be fine

Dom*Colucci 2012

Enlightened "meant" to be*

Enlightened "meant" to be*

It came to me in an instant flash

Went by my eyes so fast in a dash

Something has changed, for it is something I see

It feels like all has dissolved the past from me

Wiped away this is gone forever

No longer am I there, indeed to say never

For of the world it did come and cease

But now this moment hence forward has become of peace

Fluidity I feel throughout my being so fine

To know of my CORE, centrally located and align

For now the truth has awakened me in my eyes

Yes the fool departs and now open to the wise

All along I knew something here I was meant for

With an open awareness, I have been here before

That is because my eyes were outside to see

Really that was the illusion and the illusion was me

But I did do something and turned it around

I seen what was within and now homeward bound

Dom*Colucci 2012

A scream door*

A scream door*

Awoken abruptly from a dream

My blood curdled in panic from a scream

I looked all around and nothing to be found

Something has happened as there was a sound

Investigation proved nothing to be more

Of the wind that was blowing and a noisy screen door

Dom*Colucci 2012

No dreaming is here*

No dreaming is here*

I have always been here from where I came
Things within myself remain the same
But once I took a journey that was outside and seen
That I was in a fog, chasing a dream
But as one day came, my victim attitude had to go
It was serving me no purpose and that I know
For what I was seeing was a place so far away
But what was within me, was showing me to stay
So Now the time is here and with gratitude I am content
For here it shall always be within, as it was always meant

Dom*Colucci 2012

There is nothing there*

There is nothing there*

To exist in this area of unknown place
Many outline things to fill its space
Holding it all together from dimensional beings
An illusion to the awakened one in its seeing
A concrete reality is built, as many do believe
But what is inside their eyes, it does deceive
For the more one looks when one is aware
Deeper around that one, there is nothing there

Dom*Colucci 2012

The rest will come*

The rest will come*

Winter is gone, joy did it bring

It has new birth in the air, as it is spring

The journey continues and we start again

For life is here Now and never is it then

The days go by and more life comes green

More vibrant colors to the eye it seems

But then the days past by again, the cold has called

A brighter picture in the trees as Now it is fall

So with this in mind there is only a few weeks to see

Then something lets go and again it is free

For the trees it has passed nature's test

Leaves gently fall on the ground, they have come to rest

Dom*Colucci 2012

Time, that is the way it goes*

Time, that is the way it goes*

Wherever time began, it does not stay
It pushes itself through, right on its way
Opens in one moment, gone is the next
No matter if it flies or takes a hike on its trek
But the more you look at it, as this comes true
Where did it ever go, in what you did or what you do

Dom*Colucci 2012

Don't cry, it's already raining*

Don't cry, it's already raining*

Heavens have shown turbulence to come

It started out with no clouds, now it has some

Darkness cloaks over this parched land

I feel a few drops right where I stand

More and more the droplets enlarge

Better run for cover, here comes the discharge

Dom*Colucci 2012

Deep into nothing at all*

Deep into nothing at all*

To be upon the pond's edge to see
Looking within it, mirrored back at me
Reflection begins to fade away
Something that is nothing starts to stay
Depths show nothing, for it is to be hollow
With this in sight, a depth turns shallow

Dom*Colucci 2012

Let it flow, it's aikido*

Let it flow, it's aikido*

Too much confusion running a muck
Words moving round, tension is stuck
What comes up next, only who the heck knows
But one on its guard, in awareness this shows
Energy is wild right where you stand, do not stay
Time to use mental aikido and get out of its way

Dom*Colucci 2012

A gift I always had*

A gift I always had*

Eyes I have seen with outside to conform

Suffering of this, not to be forewarned

I know of something that seems so true

A vision is seen within this view

For what ever it is, it looks back at me

And wills me to turn my eyes inside to see

Dom*Colucci 2012

Magic at hand*

Magic at hand*

A plea has come to me
A magic lantern I see
Seems a wish will do
I give it a rub or two
Next from my hand
Poof!!!..your wish is my command

Dom*Colucci 2012

Wish upon a star*

Wish upon a star*

The evening comes and darkness abounds

The heavens above with vastness all around

A sky that beyond has jewels of many

Diamonds that sparkle, treasures of plenty

Many a wish have come upon the twinkling from above

With hopes and dreams to be true for the ones in love

Dom*Colucci 2012

Just my imagination*

Just my imagination*

What is all around me is a carpet of leaves
All is letting go at once, knowing ahead what it sees
A shadow dribbles by, behind me I know
When I turn around, what does it show?
It looked like a butterfly that was in flight
But instead it is a dead maple leaf in sight

Dom*Colucci 2012

Winds of change*

Winds of change*

A broken twig from a tree, a branch on the path
Seems something had some vengeance and its wrath
With all its power and might to do this 
To take something and mangle it with a twist
It rearranged the forest, a more of an adaptable reality
Mother nature knows that the intention was harmony

Dom*Colucci 2012

The past put me here Now*

The past put me here Now*

It was only yesterday that was a memory
But something back then knows what it sees
For what ever it was had place me here it seems
But I can no longer see the past for it was only a dream
So Now this awareness has put me here and what it is meant for
I know of this place where I am Now, for I have been here before

Dom*Colucci 2012

Taking it within to see without*

Taking it within to see without*

I sit near a window and watch it all go by
I see a world playing catch up with itself and ask why?
Is there any special need to do what people do?
Or is it the kind of reality that they put themselves through?
For the time being I will just sit here and wonder
And bring myself a little deeper as I ponder

Dom*Colucci 2012

Harvest moon*

Harvest moon*

Oh beauty in the sky in darkness delight
Shining ever so wondrous, illuminating the night
Arriving before sunset, farmers happy you show
Some extra daylight, to bring in their crops from your glow
You seem closer to the earth, it is called a moon's illusion
Autumn warmth to the end of the day, what a conclusion

Dom*Colucci 2012

Reach out from within*

Reach out from within*

The whole of being was to start off as a root
To dig deeper in the soil, to one day bear fruit
Becoming so stable right where it begins
And to withstand the snow, rain and wind
Continuously growing more to the top
And always keep reaching outward and never stop

Dom*Colucci 2012

Let us see here*

Let us see here*

What don't you see but instead sees you?
It has known you for a long time to keep you in view
If you look in a mirror you will not find it there
But without one it keeps looking at you, with its piercing stare
Its main function is to watch over you and to guide
To give you the ultimate in wisdom and to enjoy the ride

Forever it has awareness and will see you always ahead
Doing its best to pull you from the outside, to be within instead
It will never make you falter for it loves you so
It keeps your heart function as this I know
It is unconditional love and accepts you all the time
To make your life run efficiently, feeling free and also fine

With this that you now know and a joy life is to be
Never be no doors in front of you, all around you is free
And this being inside you will make sure of this so true
For this being inside made it possible to always love you
Now that you know of this entity as it sees you crystal clear
Its eyes will be of yours, keeps you present and to always be here

Dom*Colucci 2012

Hurry up and wait*

Hurry up and wait*

Where is this place that is of time?
Is it something deep within, a reality of sublime?
A conformity of sorts to play catch up with a clock
To hurry in between seconds that go tick tock
Who is the one here that becomes the master?
To be quicker than it is, as it goes by faster

Dom*Colucci 2012

The forest, "still" here*

The forest, "still" here*

To go to a place where time is spent
The smell of fall and pine tree scent
To take on a hike as I know I could
The spirit of the trees calling in the woods
Encounter upon a trail that is open and free
To walk upon a carpet of oak and maple leaves

A place where really no questions are asked
But to enjoy the scenery, absorbing as I bask
Water sounds in the distance, so it seems
A vein of life in the forest, a smooth running stream
Getting closer to hear this meditative sound
I encounter some clay on the incline, slippery ground

Ahhhh, nice and refreshing this moment has become
I am glad I can step into a piece of this to get me some
A wonderful painted picture that ZEN* gives me
Right in the middle of all this, an escape of reality
I tend to blend in more of this for the rest of the day
I am so happy that I came here and found this way

But there is a moment that I have to leave
Peace became my being today, this I believe
I go from here with the nature deep within
So my Soul* to give me more insight once again
Yes I was a person today that went with the flow
As it brought a calm sense of stillness, this I know

Dom*Colucci 2012

Nothing begins, nothing ends*

Nothing begins, nothing ends*

Do you fill the stillness, as it is all around?
It is a huge container with calming and no sounds
It is a texture that no one can describe at all
Accepting everything that is within it, big and small
This is something that just never begins
This is stillness, with no points on it to ever end

Dom*Colucci 2012

Just see it to be it*

Just see it to be it*

Everything we see, we see it from within
It is a great focal point on where to begin
To portray this with one's intentions to be
And to match it with will so effortlessly
Now to fulfill the two while adding up the sum
One is now establish in what that one now has become

Dom*Colucci 2012

Forever, does it know?*

Forever, does it know?*

I often wonder how long one lives
Is it because of merit that one does give?
If that is the case then I guess one will do fine
Maybe see this in awareness and to relieve of one's mind
Then this must be how eternity comes, we must know
For it stares in our faces and points back at what it shows 
So I ask this question as one can see
If I know of forever does forever know me?

Dom*Colucci 2012

The color falls soon*

The color falls soon*

A little bit of magic in the countryside
Let us all go out and enjoy the ride
To see a brilliant rainbow dotted in the trees
The color that is shows beauty from its leaves
Pictures to be captured of this in a wonderful place
Quilted patchwork made to fill the forest of its space

Dom*Colucci 2012

Day break for the sun*

Day break for the sun*

There is a dismal picture in the gray
No sun to be seen as it is gone today
A cooling sensation has started a trend
Seems inevitable that summer comes to an end
But there is light that shines one cannot see
It hides behind these clouds so brilliant and free

Dom*Colucci 2012

Pain is relieved on the shelf*

Myself I put up with*

Is it that life is the trial or the trial is life?
Does judgment come just to meet up with strife?
What is its true nature of this so called plan? 
Is it to be an illusion where I stand?
In a shell, rough covering to bring me down
Dragging me into a hole so close to the ground

To exist before I expire as I feel a tug and pull
Emptiness I seek but why am I full?
More of the twists in this journey nowhere
To seek beyond here and be over there
But that is the dilemma I have formed myself in
The ending I am going to, I do not know where to begin

This headache and what I carry on my back
Lose sight what is in front of me, not on track
Oh but to have one more minute to be
A slice of happiness in these eyes to see
But for this time what I seek is on a shelf
When I get there what I seek no longer, is myself

Dom*Colucci 2012

Knowing in what knows, the unknown*

Knowing in what knows, the unknown*

The skies are blue and the trees are green
Many more colors are to be seen
Stillness here, as the blend is its camouflage
There is no hurry in this picture to be a montage
I look to the right, a hemlock to my cheek
Something that is near to take a peek

I feel a deep sense of Awareness, this I know
Something here with me, that is starting to show
In this stillness that I feel all around
Deeply within me Now without a sound
Apparently it is looking at something it sees
I look from this depth looking back at me

This is a real Truth and I am no longer outside
It locks on to me with great sense, both confide
These eyes are Now open but they are the one's within
Now I see who I am, a different reality starts again
This sense I feel is to be not out there
Came to this part of life instead, always Aware

Dom*Colucci © 2012  

The surface that depths pull you away*

The surface that depths pull you away*

Am I better off Now, than I have ever been?
Indeed, for a mirror is shattered and this is ZEN*
The anchor lost its chain and the tide pulls me out
There will never be a life no more of worry and doubt
The moment succeeds into the next one ahead
Bolted beyond a past to live in a present instead

This place that shows me a world of wisdom that is here
No, a veil has vanished and my eyes see crystal clear
I have taken myself away from long ago
Now in this present, stepping inward I go
There is no fanfare or gates to surpass
It is a moment that comes in and no longer lasts

Awakening, reality sees you as both Now become
The duality in the mixture have Now formed as one
A sight like no other, as meanings that have fade
There is no plan in this or anything else to be made
All of this existence one Now knows it cannot keep
For the surface that it becomes from within so deep

Dom*Colucci 2012