no magic.

if so, i will live
as a laughing ghost -
never touching
anything.

not transcendent but transparent.
not elevated, but with levity.
not unattached but detached.
not enlightened but illuminated -
to be eliminated.

in this way
there is no fear -
no cry
for no hurt -
no sorrow
for no loss.

how heavy i feel, now -
how full.

i know
i am
all empty space.

in the history
of the universe,
matter is negligible.
it is the exception.
reality is untouched.

how long it has been
since i have been
hungry.

this way of satiation
holds no satisfaction.

not a wish.
may i be a glimpse
in flight past vision
to the outside
of the periphery
of a sidelong glance.

the sky awakened
was in silence held -
was exhaled,
a trace travels
in your blood.

iconimago

the gardner

uproots a plant
by its latin name,
he asserts a rule -
insinuates a path.

the finest dust
makes the gravel,
full of empty space.
does he know this?

washing some greens
out of the dust,
slightly bitter,
he adds vinegar.

like the rice,
it has come
from elsewhere
to be of use.

after the meal,
more dust on bowls
is washed away
to make more dust.

more and more dust.
how is it
they can say
there is no dust?

it has come
from elsewhere.
it is everywhere.
i am he.

iconimago

aditi

As the moon retreats from the sun in the sky, they each approach one another. It is inherent in the nature of circles. However, given that they intersect only on rare occassions, it is apparent that they are not following the same path. The wonder is that they fit together so perfectly when they intersect!

iconimago

trashed empty package
that held bunny brand carrots
jack rabbit watching.

iconimago

a moment's notice
the sameness is becoming
completly different.

iconimago

this, a broken rule.
all the difference in the world
before the rule is known.

iconimago

in a word

i await a word.
it has come.
why write it?

a great achievement!
ambition
dies away.

happiness flees
towards us,
no escape.

needless to say,
i repeat
myself.

i repeat myself
to myself.
no. no. no.

iconimago