i ching poem #8
April 18th, 2011 § 2 Comments
5. Hsü (Waiting (Nourishment)) / 63. Chi Chi (After Completion)
After three years I still expect storms
when the sky rashes. Remember: when
basting pears in the oven it is best to move
your brush with all the kindness
in your heart—even if the deep meat
of the fruit begs for more.
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The scar makes a good story to tell
under the lean-to. In the heat
of the afternoon you see a bird
in the new skin on my forearm
& trace its purple beak. But what
of the other faces you see in it?
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As always, your latest i Ching poem is sublime.
“… it is best to move your brush with all the kindness in your heart–even if the deep meat of the fruit begs for more.”
That line took my breath away. I felt the meat of the fruit, just the image of the texture, before I could even get to analyzing it’s meaning. Honestly, I don’t like poetry. I think I’ve said that before. Of all the writer’s blogs I promote, yours is the only poetry-based blog.
Your poems endear me to poetry, Allyson.
Thank you for such kind words of encouragement, Michael! I’m enjoying the process of writing these I Ching poems — they’re meditations, really — and meditation is something I need more of in my life right now.