
Jim Infantino
31January 2014
Before and After Silence
hurry : work
the day is yelling
hurry! hurry! you're too late!
or is that just me?
sit
last night i had fun
today i come back to work
i keep coming back
hurry! hurry! you're too late!
or is that just me?
sit
last night i had fun
today i come back to work
i keep coming back

'floor1' by Zoë

Jim Infantino
29January 2014
reluctant : compassion

'blanket 6' by Zoë
reluctant, i sit
a hundred reasons not to
stubborn faith alone
sit
compassion is not
about you and i alone
only emptiness
a hundred reasons not to
stubborn faith alone
sit
compassion is not
about you and i alone
only emptiness

Jim Infantino
28January 2014
bus : galaxies

'rug rug' by Zoë
concerned only with
my own happiness i curse
this wild crowded bus
sit
we are galaxies
separated by vast space
born of one idea
my own happiness i curse
this wild crowded bus
sit
we are galaxies
separated by vast space
born of one idea

Jim Infantino
27January 2014
agenda : rhythm

'dada 8' by Zoë
there is time enough
for everything apart from
my own agenda
sit
finally my mind
slows to the rythm of breath
when I hear the gong
for everything apart from
my own agenda
sit
finally my mind
slows to the rythm of breath
when I hear the gong

Jim Infantino
25January 2014
puzzle : onion

'christmas' by Zoë
my daughter Zoë
solves a puzzle by touching
everything she can
sit
like an onion skin
all of space and time appears
to the perceiver
solves a puzzle by touching
everything she can
sit
like an onion skin
all of space and time appears
to the perceiver

Jim Infantino
24January 2014
pot : inverted

'lightscape' by Zoë
in the large office
someone brews a second pot
I am not alone
sit
unaware am i
the dimensions of this space
inverted somehow
someone brews a second pot
I am not alone
sit
unaware am i
the dimensions of this space
inverted somehow

Jim Infantino
23January 2014
dishes : tiger

'quilt dream' by Zoë
dishes in the sink
an angry monster to fight
or a wise teacher
sit
walking through the trees
the tiger pulls a long tail
following it back
an angry monster to fight
or a wise teacher
sit
walking through the trees
the tiger pulls a long tail
following it back

Jim Infantino
22January 2014
dark : snow

'baby' by Zoë
dark thoughts, cold morning
i trudge to work in the snow
ignorant and sad
sit
i sit with my thoughts
outside, snow gradually
covers everything
i trudge to work in the snow
ignorant and sad
sit
i sit with my thoughts
outside, snow gradually
covers everything

Jim Infantino
20January 2014
ocean : breath

'mote' by Zoë
the new day ocean
seems to cover the horizon
only a mirage
sit
more precious than food
or water or bright jewels
this breath, this breath, ...
seems to cover the horizon
only a mirage
sit
more precious than food
or water or bright jewels
this breath, this breath, ...

Jim Infantino
18January 2014
wet : space

'edge' by Zoë
rain on my wool coat
smelling like an english sheep
I stay dry enough
sit
in the space of mind
which is true space, only space
infinite freedom
smelling like an english sheep
I stay dry enough
sit
in the space of mind
which is true space, only space
infinite freedom

Jim Infantino
17January 2014
gum : wandering

'ghost' by Zoë
bad breath, a sore throat
you should buy some gum today
my wife says to me
sit
my wandering mind
slow down the clock by magic
one breath lasts forever
you should buy some gum today
my wife says to me
sit
my wandering mind
slow down the clock by magic
one breath lasts forever

Jim Infantino
16January 2014
anger : unravelling

'and and bee 4' by Zoë
anger in action
hot and uncomfortable
sleeping and steering
sit
my mind as it is
unravelling into space
what is there to say?
hot and uncomfortable
sleeping and steering
sit
my mind as it is
unravelling into space
what is there to say?