Sunday, May 29, 2011

Am I?

I am 




I am the 
sum of 
my parts, 


nothing 
of my 
essence.









Buddha tree




the Buddha tree
sways in wind 
glows in sunlight. 


I seek 
comfort in 
its shade.










Poems ©2011 R. Burnett Baker 
Top photo © Carole Leslie
Bottom photo found via Google Images

4 comments:

  1. nice...love the second one, i get it...the first one i will need to ponder as it seems opposite my thinking...

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  2. Rick,

    Nice. Parts divorced from essence. Sum of them divorced from essence.

    Trulyfool

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  3. You are unique Rick, you are. My poem today is intended to be something like your first one...

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  4. I too shall need to ponder the first poem. It requires thought. "Essence: the real or ultimate nature of a thing"... yes, I must ponder.

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