hieroglyphic stairway
it’s 3:23 in the morningand I’m awakebecause my great great grandchildrenwon’t let me sleepmy great great grandchildrenask me in dreamswhat did you do while the planet was plundered?what did you do when the earth was unraveling?
surely you did somethingwhen the seasons started failing?
as the mammals, reptiles, birds were all dying?did you fill the streets [...]
You’ve travelled up ten thousand steps in search of the Dharma.So many long days in the archives, copying, copying.The gravity of the Tang and the profundity of the Sung make heavy baggage.Here! I’ve picked you a bunch of wild flowers.Their meaning is the same but they’re much easier to carry.
Hsu Yun (1839 – 1959)
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I’m delighted [...]