Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:53 pm
Hi Phil, hi Caleb,
I’m glad to hear you both enjoyed this one! I did try to make it as empty as possible. OTOH, I read it to a Zen monk one day and he was puzzled. The Heart Sutra is a key (and very short) Buddhist text.
Caleb, I share your love for the song Hallelujah, it’s brilliant. I can imagine this poem with more going on, but as I was saying, my goal was to be as empty as possible, on the principle that less is more. it’s a bit of a contrast with the rest of the MS>, which tends to get chatty. I’m hoping folks will find it refreshing!
So for the moment, I’ll probably leave it to sit on the page.
Cheers both,
John