Like the delighted stillness of the silence
which is an emptiness that is full,

from which come the moments
graced by the specific; as

the scent of cherry blossom or
the petals of the plum;

when what endures, is the message
and needs us as messengers.

Michael Shepherd

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/heidegger-questions-a-japanese-on-language/