Poetry Corner ( 2 )

[will]

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From Kungfu Panda:

Yesterday is history,

Tomorrow is a mystery,

Today is a gift.


That is why it is called "the present".

W

[clyde]

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When I listen,
What I hear,
Is me . . .

clyde

[lora]

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I sit by myself

In an empty room

Fighting

Who won


No one was there


Lora

[Shui_Di]

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In the dark night,
seeing the empty sky,
It's empty but it's pervading anywhere.
Accompanied by a cup of tea in my hand,
I'm seeing the moon's reflection.
Drinking the tea, I just drink the universe.

Shui Di.

[torotech]

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hey Buddha

as i was going to work

i saw you sitting along the road

so i had to run you over

but the strangest thing happened

on my way back

you were still there

so i did it again

but the next morning

you were still there

so i just drove by

and then you were gone

[will]

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[will]

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Water sparks.
Tree's anthem.
Tongue valley.

[Kent]

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with total trust
i cannot return to a life without zazen
heart can soften
and gently let go

[Shugen]

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Yes
It could happen any time,
tornado,
earthquake, Armageddon. It
could happen.
Or sunshine, love,
salvation.

It could, you know. That's
why we wake
and look out - no
guarantees
in this life.

But some bonuses, like
morning,
like right now, like noon,
like evening.
- William Stafford

(from http://www.whiskeyriver.blogspot.com)


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[Taigu]

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Very very good stuff here,guys.

Taigu

[Jinho]

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Gassho to all,

Thank you for the lovely words.

Regarding:

"old pond
a frog jumps in
the sound of water"

Is the response:

Old pond
Bassho jumps in
the sound of water

?? I know I read it somewhere.

gassho,
rowan

[lora]

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Hi, Everyone,

An old pond -
The sound of the water.
When a frog jumps in.

Basho

Sengai's reply:

If there were a pond
hereabouts,
I would jump in
And let Basho hear the splash.

Blessings, Lora

[Shui_Di]

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Nice...

GAssho, Shui Di

[Shui_Di]

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~Noble Mirror~

Where is the noble mirror...
It's bright and eternal.

Look for it, you will lose it.
Ignore it, you won't see the truth.
Talk about it, you'll be lost.

It's not object and reflection,
But the object is just the reflection.
It's not inside or out side,
But it's just inside and outside.
It's no side, and include all side.

When the two emerge to one,
the one will manifest to ten direction.

All Buddhas from ten direction.
Sound is just the sound,
light is just the light.

When you hear the sound of no sound,
Seeing the light within the darkness.
The Buddha is just in your very eyes.
Just in your very mind.
Watch Out...!!!

Gassho, Shui di

[Shugen]

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You find a flower half-buried in leaves,
And in your eye its very fate resides.
Loving beauty, you caress the bloom;
Soon enough, you’ll sweep petals from the floor.
Han Shan