Robert Boni

Jux-ta-po-si-tions Volume I Robert Boni

"Jux-ta-po-si-tions Volume I" is a collection of perceptions derived from momentary awareness. It is a 61-page assortment of 101 brief, poetic records of behaviors and inter actions in life. Haiku and their related forms of short verse, such as senryu, are surprises. Things which might not be expected to go together elicit an intellectual or emotional response when they are juxtaposed. An example is twin temple bells at rest a moth undecided This transitory union, like a successful marriage, has two parts, which depend upon each other to complete the moment. In golf and Buddhism, less effort accomplishes more. In Native American lore, the hawk counsels us to be observant of our surroundings and the otter asks us to become the playful child. "Jux-ta-po-si-tions Volume I" incorporates these concepts.