Teaching of the aimless way
nothing to seek, find, or lose.
My self, pale in this body,
stumbling through years unto age
living through breath, beating heart
in company with all
no one less than another
tree, spider, crow – animate
inanimate – wind, stone, star;
a share of an onshore breeze
infinitesimal part of the bright moon
all on our paths in movement
within limitless space beyond
the reach of time and its claw –
a chimera, imagination creation
but so beguiling is it not?

Portland, Oregon – May 18, 2017