Sunday, January 29, 2023
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (104)
WHY THE HELL
Why the hell should
anybody care, if
you don't,
the old monk
told the poet.
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YOU TELL
You tell the truth
and they can't hear you,
the old monk noticed.
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IF THE SKIN
If the skin is coming
off your fingers
you're praying too hard,
the old monk said.
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SOMETIMES IT'S GOD
Sometimes it's God
and sometimes it's
the crickets that won't
shut up,
the old monk said.
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YOU'RE NOT
You're not done
until you've been buried,
the old monk said.
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GETTING i
Getting i to the right height
is half the writer's job,
the old monk told the poet.
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SAY THE SAME
Say the same thing
often enough
you change it,
the old monk said.
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IS IT GOD
Is it God attracting
the attractor attracting
the Great Attractor,
the old monk asked.
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FIRST YOU TOUCH
First you touch the stars,
then you sleep,
the old monk said.
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YOU CANNOT
You cannot care
because you have to,
the old monk said.
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