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Six lightnesses for the Inner Mountain

1.

inside

(of) the mountain

the space

 

inside

the space

the dense

 

inside

the dense

the slight

 

inside

the slight

the moss swings

 

2.

you see in the grass

the outer side

of the wind

 

the revelation

comes from the

wind

 

the wind

only exist

in things

 

in the restless

grass:

the wind

 

the wind is

restless

grass

 

3.

the motionless

moves

the head

 

the grass swings

but doesn’t

move

 

the quiet feet

the head

says yes

 

4.

the nature

prays

in silence

 

like the wind:

the silence

makes things change

 

the noise

prevents

the prayer

 

5.

the natural prayer

of things:

they grow

 

not changing

is stop

the prayer

 

the moss

meditates

due to wind

 

the human

handle the feet

and imagine

 

6.

the strength

doesn’t take part

in the rise of things

 

the human

handle the feet

and imagine

 

the human

handle the feet

and imagine

 

the human

handle the feet

and imagine

 

(Translation by Joaquim Pinto da Silva “ORFEU, CENTRO CULTURAL PORTUGUÊS E GALEGO, Bruxelas”)

Gonçalo M. Tavares, June 2022