Haeja Chung

Holes…

I know—

I may never be able to play Chopin's Etude, Opus 10, No. 3.
I may never win a Pulitzer Prize in literature.

And yet—

I enjoy practicing scales on the piano, even the Hannon exercises.
Playing them flawlessly, and feeling the tingling sensation on my
fingertips. It gives me a thrill.

I enjoy tinkering with the first draft of a poem. Searching for
the perfect word and arrangement consumes me.

Perhaps—

I remember Kenko's words—Emptiness accommodates everything.

    stormy night
    wind escaping
    cracks in the rock fence

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Note: Yoshida Kenko was a Japanese monk in the 14th century.

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About the Author

A retired college professor, Haeja Chung says she now enjoys “writing on the subjects that are dear to my heart. I love expressing myself through haibun.” She lives in East Lansing, Michigan.