4 Amazing Zen Poems
Like the little stream by Taigu Ryokan
Like the little stream
Making its way
Through the mossy crevices
I, too, quietly
Turn clear and transparent.
On Non-Dependence of Mind by Dogen
Coming, going, the waterbirds
don’t leave a trace,
don’t follow a path.
Original Face by Dogen
in spring, flowers
in summer, cuckoos
in autumn, the moon
in winter, snow
vivid and cold
Midnight by Dogen
No waves,
No wind,
The empty boat
Is flooded with moonlight
