What Lies Beneath

D. C. Nobes

We probe

without probing.

Touch

the barest breadth of contact.

We look inside,

no scalpels or shovels,

unlocking inner secrets.

We see through you,

through your hidden

ways and means,

your treasures,

your taonga.*

Show me your earth,

I will show you

what lies beneath,

what lies in silence

and in shadow,

bathing it in light

and knowing.

*taonga – Māori word meaning “treasure”, especially “family treasures”.

D. C. Nobes, a Canadian New Zealander, is a physicist, poet, and photographer who, aside from 2 years on Vancouver Island, spent his first 39 years in or near Toronto, Canada, then 23 years based in Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 years in China, and has since retired to Bali. He used to enjoy winter but admits that he doesn’t miss the snow or the cold. He thinks almost all poetry is meant to be read aloud. His poetry and art photographs have been widely published.

Instagram: @sebon52

Web Link: https://www.chillsubs.com/profile/dnobes