FOR THE TIME BEING

“For the time being”

—Dogen Zenji,

For the Time Being

For the time being—

Standing beneath Mt. Rainier

The Carbon River

For the time being—

High above ocean floor

Beneath the mountain

For the time being—

The volcano waits for me

As if I’m a fly

For the time being—

I’m nothing but Nothingness

That’s when things happen