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Silent Retreat–Day Twenty-six #OctPoWriMo October 26, 2017

October 26, 2017
IMG_1204Lieu Quan Meditation Center, Warner Springs, California

Silent Retreat

Sit on meditation bench
something happens, doesn’t
mind falls into dark abyss

No words, no images
bow to towering stone Buddha
sit on meditation bench

Above me the Buddha sits serene
below the Buddha I bow
something happens, doesn’t

I am the one who bows to the stone Buddha
I am the statue that crumbles as it bows to me
mind falls into dark abyss

From → OctPoWriMo 2017, Poetry, Uncategorized

9 Comments
  1. Barbara Huntington's avatar
    Barbara Huntington permalink

    I have discovered it is very hard to put in words something for which there are no words or images. Whatever happened was lost as soon as my mind defined it as falling into a dark abyss or becoming a bowing Buddha statue bowing to me bowing to the Buddha statue.

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  2. Carrie's avatar
    Carrie permalink

    Another good one! Is this a particular form or free verse?

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  3. heyannis's avatar
    heyannis permalink

    Lovely job with the form, Barb. And, I love the entire last stanza and the images you set forth. Thank you. xoA

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  4. Angela van Son's avatar
    Angela van Son permalink

    Subject and form go together so well here! My favourite line is Something happens, doesn’t. Very well done!

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  5. Maz's avatar
    Maz permalink

    Great poem and love the cascade …
    gramswisewords.blogspot.com

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  6. Barbara Huntington's avatar
    Barbara Huntington permalink

    Thank you

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