At the Kwan Yin Temple

I climb the rock-studded mountain
past squatters' shacks
to a temple
where Chinese women fervently address
the Kwan Yin goddess

a temple attendant
gives me a cluster of incense

lighting the sticks at a candle
I put one in the mouth of each lion
guarding the entrance
and one on the altar
facing out over Hong Kong

burning incense
mists the city's
skyscrapers
and harbor
below me

my requests of the many-layered goddess
come forward
one by one
standing clear as prayers
gathered around each flame.

From the Plane Window

Looking down
to the cloudscape
above the ocean
that extends
as far as my eyes can see
I feel I am looking
through a glass-bottomed vessel
on cotton-batten
extending to the horizon

looking
at intensity of sky
all around me
I feel there cannot be
any blue more vivid
any clouds more seductive
solid enough to walk on.

At the Airport

Rain on tarmac
makes giant pools
reflecting
illuminated signs

dark windows
mirror departure screens

outside
no stars in the sky
but airplanes flash lights
creep along runways
roar acceleration
climb into night

waiting for my flight
yet another voyage
I am always
leaving a known place
for an unknown
wondering
if I will ever come through darkness
and take the risk to land.

Leaving North America for Asia

Before going to the airport
to fly to Asia
I stop at the beach

in blouse and skirt for traveling
I am overdressed
everyone else in shorts
and bikinis
with roller skates
and skate boards
swooping down a street
to the beach
while I walk down concrete steps
shed my shoes and stockings
and go to stand
at the edge of the ocean

fishing lines drape from the pier
waves crash broken water up my legs
and retreat
splashing my skin
slipping sand from under my feet

surf boards arch over waves
beyond them
evening silhouettes Catalina Island

I gaze beyond the island
watch boats heading west
towards the horizon
sun sinking
into a darkening ocean
planes rising into sunset
as I will do within hours
venturing off the edge
of my known world.

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From the Plane Window

Looking down
to the cloudscape
above the ocean
extending
far as my eyes can see
I feel I am looking
through a glass-bottomed vessel
on cotton-batten treetops
extending to the horizon

looking all around
at intensity of sky
I feel there cannot be
any blue more vivid
any clouds more tangible
any vision more lovely.