it comes down to
this over that
here over there
now over later
choices
decisions
life
life
our tears
sun moon stars
what we call
the heavens
in sight
but out of reach
we so far below
standing in the mud
caused by our tears
where one goes
where one goes
is often a culmination
of where one’s been
life, man
it’s five o’clock
in the morning
I put the book down
look at the cat
and say
now that’s something
he looks at me
as if to say wtf
blinks
and goes back to sleep
life, man
can’t be anthing else
footprints
footprints
over rock
through dale
crossing mountains
wading streams
the rough the easy roads
the worn the untraveled paths
leading
to where you stand
today
Earth Verse by GarySnyder
Wide enough to keep you looking
Open enough to keep you moving
Dry enough to keep you honest
Prickly enough to make you tough
Green enough to go on living
Old enough to give you dreams
on the impermanence of life by Saigyo
Drops of dew
strung on strands
of spider web–
such are the trappings
that deck out this world
translated by Hiroaki Sato & Burton Watson
to walk among ruins
to walk
among ruins
is to realize
the fragility
of life
moments in time
there they go
drifting by
unnoticed
before
each moment
in time
is appreciated
for how precious
it is
on the passage of time: November 16, 2015: Maltepe
time comes
it goes
a day a month
a year a decade
vanishing
like so much dust
carried away
through an open window
leaving fragments
of images
events
faces
long forgotten
to reappear
out of context
a life
lived
in segments
over time
always
over time
which has the habit
of slipping
away
Leonard Durso 