Suzanne Hayasaki Poems

I must trust the universe.
I must take my cue from the stars:
I must listen to the infinite wisdom
Hidden in their shining silence.
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I thought about viewing the moon last night,
Full and heavy as it hung in the sky,
But this year as the rice ripens
And the wind picks up
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Love me when I’m grumpy.
Love me when I’m curt.
Love me when I’m frustrated.
Love me when I’m hurt.
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Find me a book
And let me get lost in it.
Open the cover
And shut out the world.
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Time drips like lime down the sides of my soul.
Layering my lifetimes with a mineral film
Clouding my awareness of the vastness
Of the cave of my own evolution.
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The roses glow in their own white light.
Hints of pink hide in their folds
As bright summer tones warm from below
Giving the illusion of life within.
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Serene in my tree house
With my tart and my tea
I look out at the living green
Of lacy bamboo leaves
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Life humbles me.
In all of its complexity,
Its depth
Its fathomlessness.
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Lift the pole
Let the boat drift
Listen to the wind
As it rustles in the leaves
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Surrounded by leaning cedar trees
We drive slowly along narrow roads
Edged in with drifts of rusty pine needles
Hoping each curve will be the last.
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