Thursday, February 3, 2011

Basho's Will

to the next tired monk
i leave
everything i own:

    one robe
    one bowl
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21 comments:

  1. SherryFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    awesomely simple...xo

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  2. SusannahFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Oh, I love this! :-) So simple, so wonderful.

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    Oh, Ollie, I knew yours would be super-cool! It says it all! Will you ever post a photo of the tired monk in his robe????? I feel I know him rather well! Oh I know, I shall have to do an interview with you and Reveal the Mystery!!!!!!!

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  4. RJ ClarkenFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    That was just perfect! Not too little, not too much - just right!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    LOL!
    No center-dipped, cot sized mattress?

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  6. flaubertFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Concise Ollie.
    Pamela

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  7. all ways 11 o'clockFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Beautiful.

    ~robert

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  8. FireblossomFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    LOL. Well, remember: the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You can still catch up!

    Very cool take on the prompt.

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  9. erinFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    What else does a person need? Transitory food in the bowl, I suppose, but there can be great gain in working for that food yourself. What would it be to leave that to someone?

    I imagine your bowl. I've an old wooden one, a hundred years old. Sadly I don't need it. It sits on my table. I imagine a life lived in which it might regain its value.

    xo
    erin

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  10. Philip ThriftFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Zenfully done.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    i never met a man in a robe who didn't expect me to fix him breakfast.

    cool short poem, ollie.

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  12. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Sublime in its succinct perfection.

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  13. JinksyFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Simplicity is best...

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  14. markFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Short form poetry is hard. There's no place to hide. This is nothing short of genius here. I really like this a lot.

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  15. Eileen T O'Neill .....February 4, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Ollie,
    I knew that I would enjoy a visit to your Blog.
    The simplicity is priceless and is indeed the legacy!!!!

    Best wishes, Eileen

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  16. EllaFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    You have a zen style, very true! I always love your wit~

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  17. RashmiFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    simply wonderful.

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  18. Human ParadoxFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Ryokan, is that you?

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  19. Brother OllieFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Should a called this Ryokan's will. SNAP.

    Where did you go my little lost bowl?

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  20. AndreasFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    this is what religion ought to be:
    an empty robe, an empty bowl
    without preconceptions.

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  21. rallentandaFebruary 7, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    You would make an ideal travelling companion...you could help me carry my luggage,I don't travel light:)

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