Under pressure
from the Dean
at the University of Life,
I registered for a course
in Dog.
I vociferously objected
but She insisted
I needed the extra instruction.
The professor
is a miniature schnauzer,
who speaks no English,
so I've had to learn
a whole new language.
Zen masters come
in all shapes and disguises.
If you're looking
for a teacher
to look up to,
you may have to kneel
and bend low
to the ground.
This is a sample poem from my book, Pears And Other Mysteries.
Such lovely work. I have a signed print of yours, given to me by a friend. It hung on my classroom wall for many years: "Insights / Lie in the dark/ Like seeds/ Waiting for the/ right season. / Some winters/ are longer/ than others." On a whim I looked you up to find your home here. What a pleasure to meet the artist.