Poem
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Diane di Prima
These are transitional years and the dues will be heavy. Change is quick but revolution will…
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Kay Ryan
We are alwaysreally carryinga ladder, but it’sinvisible. Weonly knowsomething’sthe matter:something preciouscrashes; easy doorsprove impassable.Or, in the…
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Dogen
The true person isNot anyone in particular;But, like like the deep blue colourOf the limitless sky,It…
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Shotetsu
From long agoI have been coming along,never arriving.Even the old have far to go:for that is…
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Rengetsu
Even if a thoughtof the firefly grassdwindles,it may light up as a fireflyin a remote field.
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Hakuin
The monkey reaches for the moon in the water,Until death overtakes him he’ll never give up.If…
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Linji
The continuous flow of thoughts in the mind does not stop, what can you do about…
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Diane di Prima
These are transitional years and the dues will be heavy. Change is quick but revolution will…
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Hanshan
My heart is like the autumn moon Shining clean and clear in the green pool. No,…
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Li Po
The birds have vanished into deep skies. A last cloud drifts away, all idleness. Inexhaustible, this…
Shundo David Haye - Zen Priest 