Sunday, July 10, 2022
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (75)
SOMETIMES YOU DRIVE
Sometimes you drive faster
going to than coming home --
it depends on what you're after,
the old monk said.
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WATER CAN TEACH US
Water can teach us --
take the path of least resistance.
Rock can teach us too,
but that's a harder lesson,
the old monk said.
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IF YOU WRITE
If you write to
make something pretty
you shouldn't
look at my handwriting,
the old monk said.
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THE KIND OF WISDOM
The kind of wisdom
that allows a monk to fly
doesn't weigh heavy,
the old monk said.
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YOU ARE SCREWING WITH MEANING
You are screwing with meaning
when you change the line breaks,
the old monk told the poet.
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SOME THINGS I SAY
Some things I say
are so astonishing
I surprise myself,
the old monk said.
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A FLASH A BRILLIANCE
A flash of brilliance
lasts fifty years at least,
the old monk said.
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PONDER THE POUNDER
Ponder the pounder
the old monk said
about his ancient hammer.
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A LITTLE IS
A little is a good start
when you're working the long haul,
the old monk said, and he
didn't know what it meant.
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GOD AND I MADE A DEAL
God and I made a deal --
he stays on his side of the bed,
the old monk said.
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