Empty Tea

First we clear house
By sweeping the leaves
Then dusting the books
Then, scrub surprising green mold
Of the edges of emptied tea cups
Yes! Coerce thieves to leave the precincts
Lame family members to regain limbs 
Lazy Lovers to pull their weight
And would-be mothers -in-law
To leave off forcing their ‘daughters
to serve coffee to random gentleman !
Now sit poised in the pose-lotus,
take long breaths and short thoughts 
and see! Birds sing, seeds sprout
Fragrance from the alcove, the Buddha calls out
Let intelligence prevail and set the heart
Free towards nirvana today!