the heart believes
what it believes
the morning after
because the heart
has a logic
all its own
the heart
following a line from Su Tung-p’o
oh heart
that holds memory
so dear
release me
the eyes the heart
one looks for words
to express
what the eyes
the heart
would say
if only
they could speak
treasures of a heart
there
buried deep
the treasures
of a heart
holding the heart
two hands
over ribs
holding the heart
in place
no rules
the heart
knows no rules
but its own
where you are
not here
yet always
here
in my heart
and again Yosano Akiko
My heart is like the sun,
drowned darkness,
soaked with rain,
beaten by the winds.
translated by Kenneth Rexroth & Ikuko Atsumi
the heart a contradiction
the heart
a contradiction
always longing
for what lies
beyond
5000 miles
away
looking for words
one looks for words
to express
what the eyes
the heart
would say
if only
they could speak
Leonard Durso 