Jan 02, 2012 03:25
mountain's weight
feather's fate
lantern's only gift
trembling in the rain
plain and free,
nothing to see
only beaching whales
and snails on the dew beads
caravan of death
only sees the soil
in front of the wheels
of its wagons
the soil - which has no fear
provides as much help
as resistance
so when the caravan stops,
it does not notice
the passing mimes, and trumpeters
it does not see the goosedown
falling from the dotted vee
in the sky.
it even ignores the heralds passing by
with news of the birth of a prince
and the solving of a great mystery
it's wheels spin slowly
passing over the soil,
which offers a detritus net
to support our burdens