Like vanishing dew
by Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)English version by Sam Hamill
Original Language Japanese
Like vanishing dew,
a passing apparition
or the sudden flash
of lightning -- already gone --
thus should one regard one's self.
 | -- from The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton |
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