THE COURTSHIP OF WINDS

Jim Richards

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I Have Been a Hole

 

I have been a hole

among the holes

of a porous stone

 

and have felt

the water and wind

pass through me

 

but I have not come

to understand

what passage means.

 

I have been a branch

among the branches

of a tree

 

and have seen

the seasons change

all around me

 

but I have not come

to understand

what seasons mean.

 

It is time for me

to be a stone

to be a tree

 

but I do not

understand

what time means.

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