Sunday, April 18, 2021
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (11)
IF YOU DON'T
If you don't
know what it is,
the old monk says,
don't waste it.
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HOW MUCH
How much can you endure,
the old monk asked them.
How pure is your heart?
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AT THE THEATER
The old monk went
to the theater.
Why do you hang
around here,
they asked him.
He said: I don't want
to miss the feature.
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WRESTLING
Wrestling the poem,
the old monk says,
I don't give up
until it does.
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THE OLD MONK'S SERMON
Sometimes
what's most dear
we don't know
we have.
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TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
Turn out the lights
before you're done,
the old monk said.
You'll see things
differently.
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IF IT WORKS
If it works,
the old monk said,
keep working it
til it won't.
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IF WHAT YOU WANT
If what you want
is nothing,
the old monk said,
that's something
you can get.
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CROW GOES
Crow goes
where coyote can't.
Go with crow,
the old monk says.
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ASKED ABOUT PREACHERS
Asked about preachers
the old monk said,
don't get me started.
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