Perhaps from Nothing
(for D. F.)
Recall from school those huge equations which
With all the unknowns solved turned out to mean
Nothing equals nothing, perhaps some glitch
In nothing started all; this might be seen
To be a good first myth, except it’s tough
To compass nothing in our thought: the Zen
Monks try, but thought fills every void. Enough
To trace where things and life have been,
Enough to be in awe of all that was
And is, know some of how it works, protect
Our bit, do not pretend to know the cause
Or what the minds that follow should expect.
We think and search until our time has gone.
The other side of nothing stays unknown.
--J. Quinn Brisben
31 MAR 2005
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