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A Scorpion In The Zero's Garden
I never thought about zero,
perhaps because I lived in it.
One Zen master once told me -
when you stop thinking about
something you already have it.
You may not have it,
but the longing has ebbed.
The infinitesimal space left
is near to the fullest, to the infinity.
I garden rocks. Today a scorpion
flashes its anthracite exoskeleton
in the zero's garden, not mine,
and I wouldn't have known even
if I owned that plot. I tell my daughter,
"Now on, check your shoes before
wearing." She makes it a religion.
In the zero's garden, there always
is a scorpion until we find
an almost zero in its possibility.
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| Kushal Poddar |
Kushal Poddar has authored ten books, the latest being A White Can For The Blind Lane, and his works have been translated into twelve languages. He is a co-editor for Outlook Magazine and the editor of Words Surfacing. He does illustrations and sketches for various magazines.
I will also definitely check my shoes in the zero's garden! What an interesting poem, Kushal.
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