Poems
Here is a selection of free-verse poems by Steve Brittain. They are filled with vivid images from the mountains and valleys of New England to the dramas of a modern hospital to the fields of Vietnam. All of them suffused with the spirit embodied in Zen practice.
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Mirrors
The vast blueness...
Guanyin
A bubble....
Trees
Some of the big ones ...
Snow
not yet ...
Flies
only a few uneaten kernels ...
Spring
quivering beside the barnyard fence ...
Mirror
Above the wash basin ...
Person
Steve Brittain
is a retired neurologist. He has lived and practiced in a small town in rural Vermont for over forty years. Now with more time to wander in the forests and to sit and write, he has published a book of his poems entitled "Topping Trees" and created this web space to share some of them as well as other thoughts and reflections.
For Information and to Purchase the poetry book "Topping Trees"
Thoughts and Reflections
Over the years I have written a number of short essays and ramblings on various subjects. Most are related in some way to Zen practice.
Gratitude
Some musings and a couple of meditation practices on gratitude in the context of an encounter with the personification of death.
Giving
A message from the Pope and images of Avalokiteshvara the bodhisattva of compassion come together in a chance meeting on the streets of Rutland Vermont
Instant Karma
A walking with pain meditation.
Dog Fight
Taking care of our two dogs becomes a zen practice.
Ink Brush
An ink brush sequence about finding balance in meditation and another about not knowing.
More Poems Online
Thoughts and Reflections
Over the years I have written a number of short essays and ramblings on various subjects. Most are related in some way to Zen practice.
Gratitude
Some musings and a couple of meditation practices on gratitude in the context of an encounter with the personification of death.
Giving
A message from the Pope and images of Avalokiteshvara the bodhisattva of compassion come together in a chance meeting on the streets of Rutland Vermont
Instant Karma
A walking with pain meditation.
Dog Fight
Taking care of our two dogs becomes a zen practice.
Ink Brush
An ink brush sequence about finding balance in meditation and another about not knowing.