To kindle a fire

by Ryokan

English version by Sam Hamill
Original Language Japanese

To kindle a fire,
the autumn winds have piled
a few dead leaves.

-- from The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton

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