To Mountains

Many years ago, a couple of my brothers and I took our mother

on a trip up Prove Canyon. Now, Mom is gone and Robert, 

my youngest brother, also It was a beautiful sunny day

and the pictures came out well. 

Because they are so clear and sharp, I remember that day

better than those on which I took no pictures.

I am going through Robert Hass's book of poetry columns again,

This one is called Poet's Choice and came out in 2007.

This time, I am noticing things that didn't register before.

Here, from page 15, is one of Ko Un's poems in translation.

ECHO

  

To mountains at dusk:

What are you?

What are you, are you . . .

Ko Un

translated by Kim Young Moo and

Brother Anthony

in Beyond Self; 108 Korean Zen Poems,

Parallax Press, 1988