Monday, November 28, 2011

Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481)


Why do people
Lavish decorations
On this set of bones
Destined to disappear
Without a trace?

No one really knows
The nature of birth
Nor the true dwelling place.
We return to the source
And turn to dust.
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