nothing matters

nothing is eternal
everything will change
written by the hand of Time
the message seems so strange. . .

nothing really matters
it is the in between
the cup that is so empty
and the wine that flows unseen . . .

nothing is the instant
when empty starts to fill
nothing is the top
or the bottom of the hill . . .

nothing matters greatly
a full hand cannot hold
the new cup cannot be lifted
while your fingers grasp the old

1971