poem

Walk in the woodsYou stop suddenlyPointing to the groundThere it is, a rabbit The rabbit is very stillEating somethingWe also become stillHolding our breath Suddenly, time stopsBarrier disappearsWe are the rabbitThe rabbit is us In the magical silenceWe have become one with the woodsNobody can tellWho is who anymore

Something happenedYou don’t understand whatOr why it happenedAll you know is thatYou’re bleeding Now what?Filled with questionsWander about the streetFuming why nobody answers?Or panic over the catastrophe? But waitThe answer is on the wayRunning to you like a shooting starDon’t assume anything yetWait for the answer to arrive

I’m only a small part of your lifeBorn so many years laterI’m only one of the many in your lifeYet, the fact is easily forgottenAnd I become your whole universe

When was the last timeYou threw something with your full forceYou ran at your top speedYou laughed like crazy until your stomach hurt When was the last timeYou tackled your friend with all your forceYou screamed at your top voiceYou cried until your throat became sore Does your body still bounce with joyDo your eyes

The smell of grassThe smell of dirtThe dampness on my skin SuddenlyI’m back there againComing home That little girlCrouching over a snailFilled with wonders of the world

Your cup is emptyBut you sit thereListening to me talkAs I sip my tea Your plate is emptyExcept for that one last bite you leftBut you look unbotheredWhile I slowly eat my food Kind patienceUnspoken careEven if no one said anythingI notice – your kindness in action

Fresh airMorning sunlightI burst out of the doorRunning to work Just as IBrush pastPeonies, bleeding hearts, andThe wooden library box A sound echoesFrom an open windowStopping meIn the middle of the track The gentle soundIs the sound of the banjoTravelling in the summer breezeBeckoning me I start running againBut now there is lightnessAs the music

Sitting in the parkWith my back propped against a wallMy eyes swim to the tree in front of me A woman walks past with her lunchA man walks by with his dogConstruction workers take a break on the road Time passes byAs I sit here andMy eyes follow the swaying leaves in the sky

Let’s do NothingSitting on a benchLooking ahead Feel the breeze on your skinHear the rustling sound of leavesListen to the birds Your mind becomes blankJust like the sky above your headYou forget how to think And you finally feel aliveFloating in this momentDoing nothing at all

I walk to the FarmAs the sun sets andThe dusk falls around us Barefoot on the grassThrough the humid evening airUntil I come under the walnut tree There I sit in quietListening to the birds and insectsWatching the colour change in the sky SuddenlyThe world feels biggerFull of adventures As wonder returnsMy body lightensMy spirit