October 5, 2022

Do Nothing Moon

but listen

for a moment, to do nothing

or not even that, only snowbright attention

a hibiscus-white instantiation of being

relaxed thread of breath sung broad in wind

the question of why life is like this remains

ready to flood the openings with abstraction

leave the circle free & unbound for now

allow the axis of this moment to pirouette

like a dark bird riding thermals into vanishment

there may be no conclusion beyond this

nothing promises a mountain will spill secrets

pure awareness touches nothing

no contact because no separation

moon leaves earth shadows rustle moonlight

like nothing, prayer expresses presence

an empty flash that was goes forever

turned around in great ocean music

bow to a question as it rounds to merge endings

listen breath circle awareness surrender

the whole nothing a gift alive & bowing

POEM BY
Qayyum Johnson
ARTWORK BY SUIKO MCCALL

The Vastness of the Dewdrop, 2020. Ink on Yupo, 8.5 x 9".

Available at suiko.art

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