Alone Koan

Audio Recordings, Relationships / tagged Buddism, Death, Grief / July 23, 2020 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

What is the sound the old monk asked
What is the sound of one hand clapping

It is, of course, the sound of loneliness
playing pat-a-cake pat-a-cake with the dead

Hoping that they will rise again
at least long enough to applaud
the poem you wrote for their passing

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1 thoughts on “Alone Koan”

Ken Christopher July 24, 2020 at 9:28 am

I feel your loneliness, love the poem

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