To Pass On
It’s never right
never the same twice
never the same slice
of silence
Jennifer had golden hair
often laced, in spring, with
pointed yellow petals
she was, to the land, and us,
a star tulip
But now, she’s a thought
crusted & dry in need
of wine and more silence
The task is not pleasant
between moments
I need tools — and education
as to their proper use
What Have I Learned
by Gary Snyder
What have I learned but
the proper use for several tools?
The moments
between hard pleasant tasks
To sit silent, drink wine,
and think my own kind
of dry crusty thoughts.
—the first Calochortus flowers
and in all the land,
it’s spring.
I point them out:
the yellow petals, the golden hairs,
to Gen.
Seeing in silence:
never the same twice,
but when you get it right,
you pass it on.
After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board
---- Gary Snyder ----
master bias leaning 