Me
“In this mortal frame
of mine … there is something …”*
Yes, it’s me … and I
feel this me always yearning
for something that is not me.
* Matsuo Basho, “Learn from the Pine”
Each Lily
Each arum lily
beside the dam’s amphitheatre
is holding aloft
(as at carols by candlelight)
a yellow flame in a white cup.