Seoul Writings II
1. Gyeongbok Palace 20/7/09 Six-Fold Screen of the Sun, Moon and Five Peaks. Eight-Fold Screen of Peonies and Rocks. Ten-Fold Screen of Shelves Full of Books. Faint sounds of Royal Court Music dispell past affairs of guilt & torment like visionary footsteps echoing in the cavernous hollow Palace building new consciousness of the old. 2. Seonyu Island 21/7/09 Frogs random croaking tickles the strolling couples amourous desires. Gentle waterfalls soothe the weight of time wrinkles on faces of three older woman friends. Men gamble & fish freely in the wind playing to catch treasures of leisure. We descend steps disappearing into the Han under the arced bridge sweeping all cares to the warm night sky on heavenly swings. 3. Seowon Temple in Maputo 22/7/09 Climb to the top not to look down or out over but look on the golden hand. Prayer gesture Imploring tomorrow for yesterday's gratitude. I saw the newsroom today. What a lucky man. 4. Odusan Unification Observatory 23/7/09 At th...