From Mr. Beaudin's recently published book
The Moon Cracks Open: A Field Guide to the Birds.

I sculpt my buddha
in the sand
then watch
as waves peel the layers
grain by grain
like notes falling
from a flute seeking silence
until
all that is left
is the buddha.

Marc Beaudin is a poet, novelist, playwright and theatre director whose most recent book is The Moon Cracks Open: A Field Guide to the Birds and Other Poems. His work has been published in Avocet, The MacGuffin, Temenos and various other journals. Originally from Michigan, he now lives in a one-room cabin in the shadow of the Absarokas, south of Livingston, Montana. More information on his writings and theatre work can be found at CrowVoice.com.