Sunyata

1
the sound of a pebble
falling into the lake

the silence of descent
into the depth

2
my shooting star
have you come
or are you gone?

3
the bus has already left
everyone is gone
where is my home?

4
nirvana
the beginning ends
before it begins
the end with no beginning

5
excuse me sir
where is men's room?
it is raining outside

6
he removed his hat
before he bowed to her

he removed his false teeth
before he kissed her hand

he was respectful

7
first snow in the cemetery
I cremate dead wood
in a cast iron stove

8
a wild flower blooms
in the cemetery
a wild flower dies
in the cemetery

9
the bell tolls
the bell ringer has died

 

Suchoon Mo
Suchoon Mo is a retired academic living in the semiarid part of Colorado.