Tuesday, August 11, 2020

RE-READING L I V I N G D Y I N G ~









The Blessing



At the temple

on the hill

a slat from an

old crate requiring



visitors to

dress properly

(not in underwear)

for this place



not to make noise

nor swipe the moss nor

litter the ground

nor loiter



We go — passing

plaques of Buddha

blessing us

for doing nothing.






________________________

Cid Corman
Livingdying
New Directions, 1970





The first book of Cid's I ever found and read and it remains to this day
one of my favorite books not only of Cid's but any poet. So skillfully chosen
and shaped by Corman, and fine tuned and designed and printed by the Stinehour Press.


[ BA ]