Sunday, January 01, 2023
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (100)
WHEN ONE
When one
is four
two is
five --
explain how
that works
in this
universe,
the old monk said.
~
ALL CATS
All cats know
who feeds them,
the old monk said.
~
WHAT HOOTS
What hoots
isn't always
an owl,
the old monk said.
~
IF THEY'RE
If they're laughing,
tell a longer story,
the old monk advised
the comedian.
~
WHAT YOU PRAY FOR
What you pray for --
you're asking God to
stop what he's doing
just for that,
the old monk said.
~
IF YOU SPEAK
If you speak
the way a drummer does,
you'll be heard,
the old monk said.
~
STEADY WITH
Steady with enough
variation to
keep it interesting,
the band told
the old monk on bass.
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YOU DON'T
You don't choose the note,
the note chooses you,
the guitar player told
the old monk.
~
OF COURSE
Of course
they're not all
good ones --
you have to
give them
something to
choose from,
the old monk
told the poet.
~
IT'S STATISCALLY
It's statistically unlikely
that I'll get done before I'm dead,
the old monk said.
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