Disappearance
Thich Nhat Hahn is a contemporary Buddhist Poet. He has sought to offer what he calls "engaged Buddhism" to people from all over the world. His poetry appeals to both Buddhist and non Buddhist readers, it has helped him gain a reputation for being a soft spoken advocate of peace.
Disappearance
by Thich Nhat Hahn
The leaf tips bendunder the weight of dew.
Fruits are ripeningin Earth's early morning.
Daffodils light up in the sun.
The curtain of cloud at the gatewayof the garden path begins to shift:
have pity for childhood,
the way of illusion.
Late at night,the candle gutters.
In some distant desert,
a flower opens.And somewhere else,
a cold asterthat never knew a cassava patchor gardens of areca palms,
never knew the joy of life,
at that instant disappears-man's eternal yearning.
Disappearance
by Thich Nhat Hahn
The leaf tips bendunder the weight of dew.
Fruits are ripeningin Earth's early morning.
Daffodils light up in the sun.
The curtain of cloud at the gatewayof the garden path begins to shift:
have pity for childhood,
the way of illusion.
Late at night,the candle gutters.
In some distant desert,
a flower opens.And somewhere else,
a cold asterthat never knew a cassava patchor gardens of areca palms,
never knew the joy of life,
at that instant disappears-man's eternal yearning.
