(Eight of Cups – A Minor Arcana Tarot Card of Leaving Behind Attachments)

Gazing at the moon on this cold winter night
I walk towards barren mountains eager to gain spiritual insight
My small eyes full of tears mirror dissatisfaction
Oh life give me more, I yearn to learn from creation!

I think of the Great Buddha, as I pick up my staff
Leaving behind abundant attachments, I feel I’ve enjoyed enough
Material things I no longer wish to accept
Upon the Source of creation, I’m keen to project!

The moon up above, a little quarter
Marks the end of a troublesome matter
Depicting deceit, disappointment and disillusion
I feel the eagerness to travel, until I sense completion!

Then I cast my eyes upon the full moon
A radiant evening pearl, Mother Nature’s boon
That sleeps in the morning and shines abundantly at night
Reflecting sunlight, it makes me feel bright!

Turning my back on eight neatly lined cups
I bid goodbye to relationships that had bond me so much
Blessing them with abundance, I move on
A traveller on foot, ready to welcome the dawn!