Sun!

this further painting

maybe things click, hum

in mind, whir

as backstage

machinery

brass doorknob guards

human thought, passion

from punishing elements

hope, hype — ’s likewise

that : eyes draw shape

paint color from bounced dark light

from meaning’s

feeling’s

memory frames

personal symphonic score

then plays piece

(3/22/20)

Norman Fischer is a poet, essayist, and Soto Zen Buddhist priest. Poetry titles are Nature, There Was a Clattering As…, The Museum of Capitalism, Men in Suits, and most recently Through a Window. His Selected Poems 1980-2013 came out in 2022. He lives in Muir Beach CA with his wife Kathie, also a Zen priest. He is the founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation (wwww.everydayzen.org)