You’re walking together

 

’you’re walking together’ Trgates,5/30/2025

wee laddies and lasses 
grow into adolescence,
know everything yet pretend courage,
sometimes before a hoary convalescence 
perhaps before an unaware acquiescence 
you realize you’re not alone,
the four year old hasn’t let go
looking down, looking across 
you’re walking together —
a Zen inhale exhale 
moving along a Chotki-Komboski *

beads or knots become incidental,

within the silence of “be still and…”

your ancient heart knows 

it’s genesis’ transcendence. 

smiling, your wee lad, lass 

whispers, “glad you caught up.” 

‘Chotki’s* daylight’ Trgates, 5/15/2022

pacing, rocking, nights. 

chotki, worn knots, heart’s sun rises. 

good morning daystar. 

* A prayer rope (Greek: κομποσκοίνι – komboskini; Russian: чётки – chotki (most common term) or вервица – vervitsa (literal translation); Arabic: مسبحة, romanized: misbaḥa……. part of the practice of eastern Orthodox monastics (and sometimes by others) to count the number of times one has prayed the Jesus Prayer or, occasionally, other prayers.