“More often than not, the way of contemplation is not even a way, and if one follows it, what he finds is nothing.”
after Thomas Merton
The scent of a cherry blossom
is everything when it falls
from the branch
without a breeze,
grazes your upper lip
for just a breath,
and carries on to the earth.
To reach for a flower
is to crush it in your palm,
smelling your own oils.
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Wonderful use of sensory images, Sean.