Sunday, November 06, 2022
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (92)
I HAVE GONE
I've gone all the way
and have made it
most of the way back,
the old monk said.
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WHERE PROFIT MATTERS
Where profit matters
twelve bucks will buy you
a two dollar hamburger,
the old monk complained.
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ALL THIS SADNESS
All this sadness --
the mountain,
the old monk said.
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HALF-WELL
Half-well
is better
than saying
you're sick,
the old monk said.
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WHAT DOES IT HURT
What does it hurt
to wonder,
the old monk asked.
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IF THAT'S ALL IT DOES
If that's all it does
you'll have to do it again,
the old monk said.
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IF I COULD SKATE
If I could skate
I'd be a criminal,
the old monk suggested.
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LOUD BANGING
Loud banging
on the door
doesn't get
the work done,
the old monk said.
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WHERE NO ONE LISTENS
Where no one listens
the stories are endless,
the old monk said.
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WHEN YOU RUSH
When you rush
the wind wins,
the old monk said.
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