The Beauty I See

Eternity

Inspired by the well known Bashō Haiku.

Eternity

The pond ripples lie.

What is seen,
What is not seen,
In the autumn moon’s light?
On the surface:
A brilliant eternity,
Circles within circles.
Yet, what is in the space beneath,
But dark trembling,
Then silence?

More.

There must be
something
more,
in the
silence.


© Michael C Johnson