with eyes of grief we see

pantai pulau merah, java timur, 2025

but down in the depths there is a jewel - dogen, eihei koruku, vol.9, hōgo 13

depths of earth

depths of water

in whereleswhere

this jewel a book of

bleached shores

dweller of broken shells

its words wild algae

sweeping sea beds

bu ke ze gheybi ruzi yābam dorr-e maknun ra

may i one day from the unseen

find that hidden pearl

from stuttering pearl may

oblivion return brightness

darkness to limpid azure

de seuil en seuil

tu nous déplaces

deuil

kite motionless in the sky

witness to wind crossings

migration of twilight clouds

vagaries of grass' fragrance

uplifting sighs

uplifting earth