Nevertime

This SongPoem was inspired by an 'encounter' with the bronze Buddha that used to occupy an entire room of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University prior to the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. At that time, I believe the museum was still called the Leland Stanford Jr. Museum.

One morning, I walked into the room where that Buddha sat, and was struck by the incredible silence of the space. It was also quite mesmerizing to stare at the Buddha staring at its fingertips...the essence of silence.

This one is definitely a SongPoem in that it really needs to be sung or read aloud.

- herb