Sunday, August 07, 2022

TEN OLD MONK POEMS (79) 


DEATH IS

Death is
the last stage
of discipline,
the old monk said.

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THE HARSH TRUTH

The harsh truth
is the last one
to get tested,
the old monk said.

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SOMETIMES SILENCE

Sometimes silence
is a djinn
in the desert,
the old monk said.

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IT'LL WORK

It'll work that way
til the wheels come off,
the old monk predicted.

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SOME NIGHTS

Some nights
I go all night
without talking
to the stars --
it doesn't
happen often,
the old monk said.

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YOU PAINT YOURSELF

You paint yourself
into a corner
by thinking it,
the old monk said.

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THE GLOW

The glow is what you want
when the light shines on you,
the old monk said.

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WHEN YOU'RE LOST

When you're lost in the woods
find the Grandmother Tree
and ask her to protect you,
the old monk advised.

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THE FIRST ONE IN

The first one in
isn't always
the first one
to start work,
the old monk noted.

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YOU WILL HEAR

You will hear the crickets
if you listen for them
and if you listen well enough
you'll learn their song,
the old monk said.


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