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The poetic city: “Serendipity” (The little Buddha part II)

Sep 26, 2022 • Creative Writing, Uncategorized

All that we are is a whole lot. (Photo by: Reece Burka)

“Serendipity “
The mud, the rock, the root,
the water, and a dapple of sunlight
all came together when
I was looking elsewhere…
I needed a sign.
Not finding what I was seeking
I relaxed into the whole
and he appeared unbidden:
The little Buddha in the woods.
Sitting in serene repose
his stillness lent elegance
to nature’s messy complexity
and I found myself in a state
of aesthetic arrest.
When I finally emerged
from my reverie and examined
the composition of my vision
it dissolved back into
Its component parts…
Once again I was looking at
mud, rock, root, water
and a dapple of sunlight.
The little Buddha had disappeared…
But everything else was different.
Reece Burka
8/8/2022 (The little Buddha Part II)

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