zencarp@gmail.com
I no longer work
with wood
but sometimes
I think of myself
as a Zen Carpenter.
After many years
I’ve finally learned
that whatever material
(or non-material) things
are needed to build
what I believe is my life
are always within reach
and that I won’t know
exactly what it is
I’m building until the day
my hands are stopped.
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Very evocative Larry. Love that last thought.
My favorite line in the poem: “are always within reach.” I its optimism.
what I believe is my life . . .
and don’t we all question? Good answer for us.
Bruce Florence
Yes, a constant rebuilding and shaping. We’ll never arrive.