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'scape, 2013, 5*, abdomen, being, breathing, eyes, glasses, Horsham, looking, movement, seeing, settling, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, sitting, streets, thinking, walking
a few reflections on
keeping your cow
in a large meadow
while walking round
the streets of Horsham
don’t stare off to think
like Plato in a wonder
stare at the things about you
sufficient through which to see
don’t look through my (varifocal) glasses
for the finest point (which everyone else missed)
look instead through my eyes
to see what I am thinking
don’t close your eyes when sitting
to concentrate with less distraction
open them to include each thought
within every breath I take
don’t walk along the street
flexing your abdomen to be upright
and deft lift them all instead
poised so that movement flows
through them
playfully
like a visceral grate
“To give your sheep or cow a large spacious meadow is the way to control him.” Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
————w(O)rmholes________________________________|—–
abdomen wormhole: when I sit I am the posture
being wormhole: ‘I can write …’
breathing & settling wormhole: … thank you
eyes wormhole: poets do neither report nor / walk around enrapt in transport but / ’tis when in writing their worlds are wrought
glasses wormhole: looking
looking wormhole: gully
Shunryu Suzuki wormhole: “don’t move / just die / over and over … / be true to / yourself / and don’t move” / – Suzuki Roshi
seeing & thinking wormhole: ‘I wanted to write a poem’
sitting wormhole: accumulation of wisdom
streets & walking wormhole: A206 / Plumstead Road: / perched on a wall
Enjoyed the imagery of your :”don’t close your eyes…” Reminds me of the Phantom of the Opera yet he sings the opposite, “Close your eyes for your eyes can only tell the truth..” Wonderful writing!
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and thank you for the responsive reading
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