Ensō
The Ensō shape is complete,
in its dance of form and emptiness
to remind us of this and that
spinning us inwards;
wrapping us in incense and breath.
It is the Ensō that
can encircle gritty metallic scraps
and dark chocolate-
or twin flames
an ocean away
awakening when the other is asleep
but always completing
the reflection of the other.
I wonder if we can rotate
within the center of gravity,
with no duality
across time and space.
I wonder if we can embrace it all:
even when we have survived wars,
and the death of those we love;
their bodies have absorbed
a mountain of clouds
and mulch insulating the soil
inside those molecules.
We can be partners in the process
as we snuggle under the covers
as our moment unfolds
as a karaoke bar plays an old-time song
and a child wonders about a supernova—
and an Ensō.
Caroline Reddy’s accepted and published work include poems in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable, Clinch, Cacti-Fur, Star*line, Braided Way, Active Muse.org and Soul Lit. In the fall of 2021, her poem A Sacred Dance was nominated for Best of The Net prize by Active Muse.
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