The Way of Zen
is to climb
the flattest place
on earth. To
become a geologic
paradox. To crack
into the earth,
like a creative
carving of erosion.
The way of Zen
is when fire meets
ice, like a thundering
waterfall made quiet by
the sacred nature of rocks.
This poem was also published in The Mindful Word.
George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included in such publications as the Hazmat Review, Moria Poetry Journal, Chronogram Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, the Angle at St. John Fisher College, and 3:16 Journal. George’s blogs, essays and letters have appeared in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the Havana Times, the South China Morning Post, the Buffalo News, and more.