reality

often

my ideals

bring me pain

judging the circumstances

forgetting the complexity of causes

always finding myself

coming up short

is not a happy way to live

reality it seems

is always vastly different

from the dream

and brings before us the precious opportunity

to practice

both serenity and compassion

looking carefully

for where moments of beauty

live

touching base

unconditionally with

only this

the immediate

acceptance of what

the present circumstance

of reality

brings