Lost in the [bamboo] forest
I sought the light, the Way out.
Buen Camino!
_ _ _
"If it is to come
it will come of itself like a separate
being,
a mystery, working
unseen as a wind causes still
leaves or water to move once again.
And hide me in the shadow of Your wings.
Let the heart be moved again."
— Franz Wright, from Reparations
(1953 - 2015)
I sought the light, the Way out.
Buen Camino!
_ _ _
"If it is to come
it will come of itself like a separate
being,
a mystery, working
unseen as a wind causes still
leaves or water to move once again.
And hide me in the shadow of Your wings.
Let the heart be moved again."
— Franz Wright, from Reparations
(1953 - 2015)
What an amazing, subtle poem and image. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSome poems go straight to the heart, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteI thank You, Flame.