"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.