where I’m going? what?
crunching leaves meditation hut
haven’t used much lately
sauna in the summer
cooler temperatures are here
I’ll use it more to hide
from the world/from everybody
there’s lizard poop, maybe rat poop
the rats don’t come in there much anymore
since I removed the doors
they prefer a private room
knew we had something in common
some leaves in there from last year or years further past
some new ones from this year WELCOME!
old jar of incense bought at a Chinese store downtown
it must have had like 100,000 sticks in it
been using them for years and there’s still a lot left
dented and patinaed tin of candles and matches
couple shelves where some antique tools used to hangout
now gone to that great toolbox in the sky
old broom worn down practically to the nubs
soon to be swept away itself
I once waved it at a black bear who surprised me
while I pretended I was in deep silence
fortunately he wasn’t too big or menacing
high-tailing it over a fence
spiders and snakes crawl and slither by
opossums meander past
squirrels jumping branch to branch
in the big oaks and pines
some dead wood on the roof I leave for decoration
