Tuesday, November 11, 2008

IT PLEASES

Far above the dome
Of the capitol -
It's true!
A large bird soars
Against white cloud,
Wings arced,
Sailing easy in this
Humid Southern sun-burned
breeze -
the dark suited policeman
watches tourist cars -

And the center,
The center of power is nothing!
Nothing here.
Old white domes,
Strangely quiet people,

Earth-sky-bird patterns
Idly interlacing

The world does what it pleases.


Gary Snyder

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