Sunday, November 21, 2021

TEN OLD MONK POEMS (42) 


IF YOU THINK

If you think about
small things all day,

in the evening,
you won't,

the old monk said.

~

IS IT THE LIGHT

Is it the light
leaving or the darkness

coming in you fear,
the old monk asked him.

~

SOMETIMES / WISDOM

Sometimes
wisdom comes

before its time,
the old monk

told his master.

~

YOU WANT TO

You want to
study the universe

by breaking up
particles

that want to
stay together --

is that what
you're saying,

the old monk asked.

~

SOMETIMES / YOU EXPECT

Sometimes
you expect

to fly and
the mountain

surprises you,
the old monk said.

~

THAT'S HOW IT

That's how it begins,
the end bumps into it --

the universe,
the old monk said.

~

ALWAYS

Always
in the evening

the mountain
settles

and settles
again,

the old monk said.

~

IT'S LIKE SOMEONE

It's like someone
is trying to get

out of here when
I'm writing,

the old monk told
the poet.

~

THAT'S WHAT

That's what I like,
the way the mountain

fades to night,
the old monk said.

~

THAT WHICH IS

That which is
unexpected

is to be
expected,

the old monk said.

~



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