To understand is to perceive patterns.
— Isaiah Berlin
white car in the ditch
black car in the ditch, another
white car in the ditch
*
singularity
of each snowflake, not once
did I notice
*
driving in a snow
storm, watching myself
drive in a snow storm
*
a clear path
in the fast lane—the past passes
the future
*
how easily it erases
my car, the
falling snow
*
holding the steering wheel
the way I once held
your shoulders
*
between today and
tomorrow, one long
lane, two turns
*
driving toward Denver
I tell old thoughts to get out,
find another ride
*
Attention, said Ikkyu.
When asked to say more, he said
Attention, attention.
*
what I want, where
I am, the practice of letting them
collide
*
I forgot the tune
the snow doesn’t care
I sing anyway
ikkyu’s my man. gave his name to our new carved crow. you’ll see it soon.
“Who would prefer the jingle of jade pendants when once he has heard stone growing in a cliff?” Lao Tzu
The power of Poetry http://www.powerofpoetry.org and Red Thread Gold Thread http://www.redthreadgoldthread.com
Wellspring of Imagination http://www.powerofpoetry.org/wellspring_of_Imagination.htm
All 11 in the driving mode, a fine exploration. New title: Passing thoughts:>)
I especially the the opening perception, how it illustrates the quote you start with. Send some of that snow my way!