T h e S i l e n t C a l l

My tears are falling into empty space

the silent call of my longing

does not trigger an echo

What is tearing me apart so softly?



In long years of painful trouble

I have learned to live the YES

to find then in this unlimited YES

as well the inevitable NO



My doing was the result of affirmation

creative forces were triggered by impulses

The significance of doing melts away -

emptyness is left



And through comes a new being

with alert longing in his heart:

for joy, for togetherness - in ampleness -

to be completed with a YOU - in love



I am not a timeless-spaceless point in universe

weightless suspended in space

one and completed by itself

Where ever I am coming from, I am related to earth



Can I go further forward on this ground

than by surrendering without reserve?

If nothing reflects me - sustains me

the connecting cord with earthen matter melts away



Is there an ancient blend of blaze to be completed?

This is my silent call of longing:

to unite with YOU!

Is there a being, who might reply an echo?



A clear voice appears very near to me:

"Your call finds an echo in my heart -

I will come to you!"



Is it YOU or just my wish which fools me?

Whatever - all abilities are there

this is a step - a movement of my wings in flight



BeiYin

aprox. 1985

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem is part of my history as a poet...

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