I have wealth and thus security, the old man said. I have a large family and thus I am not alone, he added. But I have failed to acquire wisdom and thus I can not find grace. Haik Kocharian

The ancient master listened then said, “All you just described is not important.” “What is important then?” I asked. The ancient master said, "Important is knowing unimportant." Haik Kocharian

My dreamy Sunday. We love our time together. We go to movies, dinner, stroll aimlessly through city streets. There is nothing that I rather do then be with you, my lovely Sunday. Haik Kocharian

Laugh. No matter what fate has thrown at you. Laugh it all off. After all, life is the greatest tragi-comedy ever written. Haik Kocharian

Let me describe this moment. It’s bone chilling cold. The water is high, brown, restless. A dark oil tanker is being pulled by a tug boat. A bright red neon-lit clock across the river reads 6:45. There

A strange dream came to me last night. I am on a beach, a velvety fog hangs over the ocean. I see a woman walking on the water. She stops, turns to me, her beauty blinds me. She says, "We all are

December wind washes over me. Not too cold, but a scarf and hat are still in order. It’s what I call a perfect winter day. Full of silence and a touch of melancholy. Haik Kocharian

Don’t cut the wings of young people. This is their time to live, to love, to feel. Please don’t put your adult fears on their shoulders. Haik Kocharian

WWW 1 monument depicts a group of soldiers emerging from a rock. Some charge on, rifles drawn, others stand still, stoic, strong. One on the left is gravely wounded, in the arms of his fellow soldier.

Reality is a river. Fight the current and you will struggle without moving forward. Let the current take you and you will move forward without struggle. All rivers eventually lead to the sea. Haik Kocharian

I have never seen the Hudson River this calm, with waters still like a mirror reflecting the city and the hopes of its people at the dawn of a new day. Haik Kocharian

Handbags, shoes, jewels, Restaurants with fancy crowds drinking vintage wine. It's the holidays on Park Avenue, with all its style and glitter. One of the many faces of New York City. Haik Kocharian

Choose to let loose. Let go go with the flow. Don’t hide stay in the light. Be clear be here. Haik Kocharian

Keep your internal self free of clutter that accumulates from external life. Beeing pure inside is what’s needed to feel poetry and love. Haik Kocharian

There is only one, there are no twos. Let me explain. Me, the room I am now in, are not two but one. In other words, myself, the room, the planet earth, the universe are part of oneness. All and everything

The story ends with hands stretched out to the heavens, in a final plea for forgiveness before the journey into the great unknown begins. Haik Kocharian

An old, fading photograph of a father, mother and son, is disappearing into a foggy blur. Does it matter now to anyone who sees this image that this was once a happy family, a family that was not meant

I am here, ready, hungry, waiting for the eye of the storm to arrive. To me it is primal, just me and the wind. Haik Kocharian

Why, someone should ask a poet, he stayed alone at home, when everyone is celebrating holiday together? The poet thinks, then answers, somewhat insecure, “because I need to write a poem." Haik Kocharian

For all that’s good and all that’s bad, for highs and lows, for joy and pain, for failure and success, for love and heartache, I am grateful for it all. And, I will say without hesitation, thank you Life.