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VxPoem ID: 37447
Category:
pagan_spirituality
Posted: December 18th. 2009 4:30:49 AM
Views: 446 |
Two Koan
by Gabriel Morningstar
Age Group: Adult
"Bushido"
To know the sword as a single
Point of light
Honed to perfection
To pierce the mind and thus
Pierce the soul
To see the void
As the bridge to salvation
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"Tea"
Sitting zazen
In the parlour ten mats wide
And ten mats square
As a thousand cranes
Fly by the window
Author's Notes: I group these two together because they are both inspired by a combination of Buddhist Koan and post-WWII Japanese novelists. The first is inspired by my favourite short story by Yukio Mishima, entitled "Sword." The second was inspired by Yasunari Kawabata's novel "A Thousand Cranes."
Author's Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
More Poems: Gabriel Morningstar has posted 2 additional poems- View them?
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