Waka Poetry and Zen Buddhism
with Seiso Paul Cooper
Expressive Therapies Summit
November 7, 2014
#1
A browning houseplant
Reaching for a dusk-ed sky
Sole reflected light
Uncomprehending edges
Just wanting to be better
#2
The browning edges
Of a fuzzy orange dusk
Implying night sky
Reaching for a reflection
I am weakened by wanting
#3
Stay in the present
Feel heavy breaths in your lungs
Hot feeling rolls up
Tiny pin pricks scattering
I hold empty hands to you
#4
Invite me --
Open arms, legs and heart without fear
Breathing in my scent
Unbuild the wall stone by stone
Cool grey smooth, padded with moss
#5 (response)
Goose bumps on bare skin
The slick surface cracks and splits
The wind stings my eyes
Slipping below the coldness
Shadow and light reflecting
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