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“A Glimpse of the Underglimmer”
(after Basho)

You can see it sometimes in October
when the sun’s low angle slides
gold over the field,
effervescence of light,

or you stand in a forest of cedars
and March rain pads
hundreds of tiny feet across
the emerald canopy,

or the fireflies of July form
new constellations, then vanish
into summer’s night leaving only
trails of light in your memory,

or you stand in a May meadow,
a fox crossing quietly, you hold
still as possible, the sliver of moon
above, holding its breath with you.

*By Christine Valters Paintner from the collection "The Wisdom of Wild Grace: Poems" published by Paraclete Press.

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from Sound and Stillness II: An audio collection of poems by Christine Valters Paintner, released December 14, 2022
By Christine Valters Paintner from the collection "The Wisdom of Wild Grace: Poems" published by Paraclete Press.

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