Lieu 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
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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.
Another good one! Is this a particular form or free verse?
Thanks. Called a cascade. Lines in first stanza are last lines of next 3 stanzas
Lovely job with the form, Barb. And, I love the entire last stanza and the images you set forth. Thank you. xoA
Thank you
Subject and form go together so well here! My favourite line is Something happens, doesn’t. Very well done!
Thank you
Great poem and love the cascade …
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Thank you