From Where I Stand, I See
(From Fires of Spring)
Decade to decade, everything
Is falling apart;
Everything is coming together.
If I sit down and stay
in one place,
I still move forward.
If I move forward and walk
on two legs,
I still stay in one place.
If I hold on and keep
what I have,
I will still lose it.
If I let go and release
what I hold,
I will have it still.
If I see the whole cosmos
in a stone,
salt will taste the same.
Moment to moment,
everything
is coming together,
everything is falling apart.
