POETRY 3


PEACE IN THE BUSH

Wrens flit
with their cat's purr wings
through the whispering trees.
A 'roo hops
nonchalantly past.
I feel like a rock.

_______15.6.96 Deep Creek, South Australia_______



MORNING IN NAGOYA PARK

Sakura petals float down
dark branches lace the sky
as the painter laces her canvas.
The crow's voice
sings of Spring.

_______17.4.96 Nagoya, Japan_______



SYORO

The lesson of the bell:
every action
goes on forever.

_______4.4.96 Enryakuji, Hiei-yama, Japan_______



FULL MOON IN KYOTO

White petals blowing
white snowflakes falling
the full moon
is a snow-white flower.

_______2.4.96 Kyoto, Japan_______



MANTRA

Tiny ripples on a pond
cross, glitter and recede.
The wind has spoken to them.
The waves
whisper in roars
and bloom upon the rocks.
The wind has spoken to them.
Two gulls skim
borne with no effort
through nothing.
The wind has spoken to them,
and the sea gave life to them all.

_______1.1.90 Yorke Peninsula, South Australia_______