Thursday, October 25, 2012

remembering what you don’t know


Tomorrow is segaki,
the time to feed the hungry ghosts
open the door
tell the world good morning

Today two monks stir
at the mountain cabin temple  
open the door
tell the world good morning

Tonight we roast
pumpkins, stuffed like turkeys -
open the door
tell the world good morning

Tomorrow, a remembrance list -
ones known and ones not
open the door
tell the world good morning

This starless morning, snow
weights frayed prayer flags at the pub
open the door
tell the world good morning

Day after no day, the nameless ones
rest - more or less -
open the door
tell the world good morning
  
Any hour, remembering
stuffs the heart, just like pumpkins
open the door
tell the world good morning