Simply an Absence

Simply an absence

And suddenly it's all there

Rain on windows -

The wind of time without beginning.

 

Suddenly an absence

And simply it's all there

The winter cherry

Blooms without leaves.

 

Simply an absence

And suddenly it's all there

The last rose of Autumn

Looks in through the glass.

 

Simply an absence

And suddenly it's all there

The winter landscape

Comes in through the walls of my room.

 

New Chan Forum 2 1990.