Falling Fish
Trying to swim
into a poem
you tear
through a paper wall
only to find
you’re off a cliff.
An ocean wave
far below
breaks on rocks
spray rising to meet you
which is O.K.
because you’re a fish
and it’s been a long time
out of water.
You wonder
if fish have tongues
you ask your mouth
it says no
you grow one anyway
swifter, longer
than your falling
plunging it deeply
a moment before
you arrive
down to lick
the sea’s bottom
About Me
- John Sandbach
- I have been an astrologer and teacher of astrology and metaphysics for 52 years. I am also a bodywork therapist who practices deep tissue and myofascial techniques, as well as reflexology. I have written numerous books on astrology and related topics which you can read about at www.johnsandbach.net. I also paint and write poetry. My haiku have been published numerous times in Tokyo in the haiku journal "Ginyu" by Ban'ya Natsuishi, as well as in New Zealand, England, and America. I am deeply enamored of the modern haiku of Japan, which, like modern art, is of many styles and energies, and which is constantly recreating itself as it unfolds. Unfortunately, the West is still primarily focused on traditional haiku and has not yet tuned in to the wonders of modern Japanese experimental artisans of this form. I hope you get some idea of what it is like through my own work, and maybe would become inspired to write some yourself. Thanks for allowing me into your imagination!
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