Searching for My Old Teacher
Still looking for you
in the high reeds near El Salto
small pond in a dry country
You told me I would be safe
no matter where I went
or what happened
Only come back
to the dark house and
the flame lit under the earth
The great mountain you never walked
The Chama River you never saw
In this tremendous world
Still amazed
I found you for a time
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No inheritance
No family
I’ll die alone with the croaking frogs
I’ve never been so happy
What Is Zen Anyway?
A Japanese corpse
serving tea
Illustration by Chelsea Cardinal
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