Visiting an Old Teacher - Geo Taylor

[Larry Robinson]

Visiting an Old Teacher

			For Dr. Robert Hall



The light I used to see in your eyes

Has gone somewhere else.

It's odd, isn't it?

What goes and what stays.



When you spoke at the meditation center, 

I felt your kindness.

You talked about resting, just resting.

A door opened in my heart then.

I did rest. I breathed easily.



I thought of all the love

I had received in my life, including from you.

I felt a wave of gratitude break in my body.

It almost reached my eyes. 

I asked myself,

"Would I cry, in Mexico?" 

For you, or for myself?



Afterwards, you sat in the bright sun on the patio.

I asked you if you wanted to go out for coffee or a walk,

You smiled and said, "Oh, I don't do that, anymore."

Okay.



Your partner helped you down the stone steps

to your car.

It's odd, isn't it? What goes and what stays.



 You've been with me, this long.

	- Geo Taylor
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