I Contemplate The Silent Pond Poem by Ravi Kopra

"I contemplate the silent pond
Whose water is stirred by a breeze.
Am I thinking about everything,
Or has everything forgotten me? "

-Fernando Pessoa

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The silent, calm
un-stirred pond

sees the sky, stars
the moon, the sun

hills, trees
passers by

and you, if you
sit nearby and contemplate it

how transparent
reflective, meditative!

and still
how boring, how unimaginative

peaceful?
for sure, for nothing happens

everything forgets you
you forget everything

full isolation
final freedom

deep sleep
death?