Sunday, June 05, 2022

TEN OLD MONK POEMS (70) 


MORE OR LESS

More or less is about,
the old monk said.

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WHAT THE MOUNTAIN ASKS

What the mountain asks
the mountain answers,
the old monk said.

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WHAT WHIPS THE WIND

What whips the wind
is sky. The wind
whips the trees. It's
all downhill from there,
the old monk said.

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NOTHING

Nothing
is less than
nothing,
the old monk
reminded them.

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IT CAN BE

It can be
great or small,
depending on
how many,
the old monk said.

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NOT EVERYTHING

Not everything
is something,
the old monk said.

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TURN YOUR WORDS

Turn your words
so they turn
the meaning,
the old monk told
the poet.

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ALWAYS LEAVE OUT

I always leave out a step
to see what they can figure out
for themselves,
the old monk said about teaching.

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IF YOU THINK

If you think
that's what it's going to do,
that's what it's going to do,
the old monk said.

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YOU HOLD THEM

You hold them
while you split them
tenderly,
like making love,
the old monk said
about cutting melons.

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