Bodhi Leaves - Offerings and Reflections from the Buddhist West

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Poem of the Week: A Single Crystal Stream

Today I sat before the cliffs
I sat until the mist drew off
a single crystal stream
a towering ridge of jade
a cloud's dawn shadow not yet moving
the moon's night light still adrift
a body free of dust
a mind without a care.

-Han Shan (寒山)

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