Bamboo

a slender bamboo

bends over with grace
to dance with the wind
that fills its space,
thin blades of gold
nod to each other,
rejoicing the alchemy
of the wind and the hollow;
from the long depths,
whole notes resound,
stirring the soul
into a state so profound;
a bamboo gives all
from the emptiness it holds,
a shell filled with silent love,
in this dance of old.