Poem

  • Ryokan

    The plants and flowers I raised about my hut I now surrender To the will Of…

  • Philip Whalen

    I praise those ancient Chinamen Who left me a few words, Usually a pointless joke or…

  • Stephanie Marlis

    I was out and about yesterday, and this was embedded in the streetcar platform on the…

  • Mahasattva Fu

    In those days I rememberwhen I had as yet no satori,each time I heard the flute…

  • Robinson Jeffers

    Inside a cave in a narrow canyon near Tassajara The vault of rock is painted with…

  • Tiantong Rujing

    I, Tiantong, have a calf tonight. The golden-faced Gautama takes up reality. Even if you want…

  • Xuedou

    The World-Honored One has intimate language Mahakashyapa does not conceal it. Night rain causes the blossoms…

  • Rabindranath Tagore

    Covered vast distances, spent much money For a glimpse of faraway wonders Of imposing mountains and…

  • Jiashan

    Clear and luminous, no Dharma of awakening, Awakening confuses people. In paradise with two feet and…

  • Zhang Zhuo

    Radiant light serenely illuminates the sands of the Ganges. The ordinary and sages, beings with spirits,…