Monday, March 17, 2025

THE PROBLEM WITH PRESENCE

The stirring of bare branches 
by limpid 
eyeless wind;

morning sunlight 
clinging 
like a dangled modifier,

emphasizing 
shadows' whereabouts, 
severing the cold—what is all this 

but presence itself 
bearing witness 
to its function?

Yes, all the world 
is humming, but the hum 
obscures the only problem—

the problem with presence is
we each perceive it 
as our own.