Poem from Eightfold: Disappearance

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Disappearance:

We are all nocturnal birds

Drinking rainwater

Like poetry

Spilling onto the pages

Of our favorite books

And flittering about

Like a throbbing heart

Contemplating existence

Finding rhythm in quiet

Dancing between shadows

Vanishing into darkness

Or becoming it

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Eightfold: Zen Poetry for Blindly Clasping Beings is a collection of sixty poems that reflect the author’s continual conversation with secular Buddhist thought on human nature, the struggles of existence, and the self-made and human-crafted challenges of modern life. These poems center on a layperson’s striving to find presence in the world, offering contemporary perspectives on Buddhist philosophy, Zen meditation, and traditional stories, koans, and teachings.

Now available as e-book, audiobook, and paperback at zen-chaos.net.

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