THE FLATNESS OF ROCKS

(An Ode to Flat Rocks)

The gentle flowing of water

Are like loud sirens of remembrance

This place I have not seen for years

And nothing much has changed.

The sounds of birds

The sights of green

The flatness of rocks

The vividness of dreams.

I used to roam here in my youth

Alone as I journeyed along rocky paths

I’ve seen snakes, leeches and couples dating

Life endures while its seeds are born here.

I traveled around the world

I’ve seen snakes, leeches and couples dating

In beaches, temples and cities

But this place in my memory rents a place.

Rocks in this place are flat

Not as grand as canyons

Waters here are not as clear

As the rushing waters in other places.

The gentle uneventful flowing of the waters

Are like flat notes in a symphony of my memory

But the simplicity of nature’s random order

Makes the flatness of this place enduring.