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How smoothly the creek's okesa Folds across the shoulders Of the rocks. Bowing through the incense smoke I catch the scent Of dry leaves wetted by the rain. Arriving for your shuso ceremony, I am... More »
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When I was young I lived with God, And in my innocence I loved him, Beard and all. But he was old, and with a sense of sin And jealous in a very nasty way.... More »
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"Going up to pay my respects to Suzuki Roshi, I find my way barred by a fallen tree. Cawling over it in my slick city shoes I slide into a patch of poison oak. When... More »
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