I am scattered dust In Saturn's rings You are a blazing meteorite Headed to the surface I orbit You puncture I exist as a cloud you can partially see through You are a solid, Heavier mass - moving swiftly Fulfilling Nature's promise I am swept up in the wind, Dazzled by light particles That float around me You have your mission And you stick to it. I cannot gather into a dense mass and fall to the surface. You cannot disintegrate into dust and float into orbit. Reaching for what we are not is the source of suffering. Being here for what we are is Being ready for what may be