a well nobody dug filled with no water
by Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)English version by Stephen Berg
Original Language Japanese
a well nobody dug filled with no water
ripples and a shapeless weightless man drinks
oh green green willow wonderfully red flower
but I know the colors are not there
-- from Crow With No Mouth: Fifteenth Century Zen Master Ikkyu, Translated by Stephen Berg |
<<Previous Poem | More Poems by Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun) | Next Poem >>
View All Poems by Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)
Recommended Books: Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun)