The Fallen Rose

 Rose

cries

when it falls

from the bush

[Keywords: poems, zen, moments, nature, life, death]

The Meaning of Words

The words

evaporate

as soon as they are written

on the invisible page

leaving only sadness and joy

the mystery of heart and mind

unknown and unknowable

Definition

They call it poetry

as if the word settles the argument

- we need words

but they so get in the way

of communicating

don't you think?

Don't you think?

Call it poetry or pottery or poverty

or whatever you like.

The Field That Wasn't There

I walked in a field that wasn't there

and came across life I'd seen nowhere

Nothing made sense but I didn't care

in this strangest of fields that wasn't there.