自然

there is only this —

i grasp for words,
those gnats dancing
on the quiet morning
between the perfume
of uncut grass, clover:
impossible to catch
or wave away

— a stillness, the only
act remaining

i let the gnats do
what gnats will do
leave the catching
to those who are
prone to catching,
whiling my time in
the weald

Note: 自然, or ziran (tzu-jan), is a Chinese word for the Taoism concept that refers to a state of “just-so-ness” or “as-it-is-ness”.