Restless Soma
Old World (public) => Poems => Topic started by: Jaharkta on May 09, 2008, 10:05:15 AM
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Tree
It is foolish
to let a young redwood
grow next to a house.
Even in this
one lifetime,
you will have to choose.
That great calm being,
this clutter of soup pots and books --
Already the first branch-tips brush at the window.
Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.
~ Jane Hirshfield ~
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