Tuesday, September 2, 2014

"Sings by itself for nobody."



"Let no one touch this gentle sun
In whose dark eye
Someone is awake."



Song for Nobody 

by Thomas Merton



                                               
 A yellow flower
(Light and spirit)
Sings by itself
For nobody.

A golden spirit
(Light and emptiness)
Sings without a word
By itself.

Let no one touch this gentle sun
In whose dark eye
Someone is awake.

(No light, no gold, no name, no color
And no thought:
O, wide awake!)

A golden heaven
Sings by itself
A song to nobody.