Drawing Lines in the Darkby Owen Johnston

http://www.moonlitjourneypoetry.com/

Walking alone at nightWith only lonely streetsTo keep me companyAs the moon lights my path.

Who can sayWhat secrets layAround the corner orUndiscovered byHuman thought?

What lines do I read between?What is there already -Hidden in plain sight?

Inconspicuous -But NotInvisible.

Omote and Ura of Kata -The outer shapeAnd inner meanings.

The lines and shapeOf the formOnce practiced -No longer static butNatural motionsOf the bodyMoving on its own,Flowing without thought.

The full moonIs reflected byThe puddle of waterNear the curb.

I see only an outer shape -Yet the water yields to the touchAnd I cannot grasp or holdIts form which flows -Taking the shape of its container.

SPLASH

Drawing Lines in the Dark, page 2But the moon is stillAnd always wasHolding us all in his orbless eyes.