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This Moment – Lost
a thought of beauty strikes me
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and I must express it so
but as I reach to grasp it
it flutters away,
a moth,
a feather,
a small white bird
startled by the motion
of my wanting.
my hand closes
around nothing,
void,
and I stand there
foolish with longing,
as if the air itself
had promised me a gift
then taken it back.
and I weep
for the passing moment.
it will never come again.
not in that light,
not with that breath,
not with the same small door
opened briefly
between the soul
and the world.
May 8, 1987 (age 19) (Expanded and updated June 2026) -
Tankas “Dark Rooms of Slow”
Morning bids me go.
#carefulSteps #ContemplativePoetry #dawnLight #humorPoetry #innerJourney #JapaneseIllustration #JapanesePoetry #lightAndDarkness #Mindfulness #morningPoem #nightShadows #poeticArt #shadowAndLight #silkscreenArt #slowLiving #SpiritualReflection #tanka #walkingSlow #wisdomPoetry #woodblockStyle
In darkened rooms, I walk slow -
where night shadows grow.
I don't want to stub my toe.
Hence, my need for walking slow.
As I traverse the night,
you may say, Turn on a light!
(You know I just might).
I'm sure that would help my sight.
I'll still go slow when it's bright.