smooth like a breeze
let us move, let us walk
in this snow
Crow and Heron
they might call us;
those who see
my clothes in black
and yours in white
as light as falling snow
let us go
gently together
elegant and ephemeral
under one umbrella
close, warm
my arm on your delicate shoulders
and those who know
they will say:
*See, the eternal couple walk
Heron and Crow
Ying and yang
Never appearing never going
But always being*
Let us walk
smooth and precious
side by side, while fools think
there are times or moments in our lives;
while the wise know
we are always being –
not within time, not within segments
but Crow and Heron
beyond concept and ideation
Feb 14, 2012
Feb 14, 2012 at 5:58 AM UTC
smooth like a breeze
let us move, let us walk
in this snow
Crow and Heron
they might call us;
those who see
my clothes in black
and yours in white
as light as falling snow
let us go
gently together
elegant and ephemeral
under one umbrella
close, warm
my arm on your delicate shoulders
and those who know
they will say:
*See, the eternal couple walk
Heron and Crow
Ying and yang
Never appearing never going
But always being*
Let us walk
smooth and precious
side by side, while fools think
there are times or moments in our lives;
while the wise know
we are always being –
not within time, not within segments
but Crow and Heron
beyond concept and ideation
poem based on painting:
"Couple under an umbrella in the snow (crow and heron)" Color woodcut print by Suzuki Harunobu (1725?-July 17, 1770)
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