Temple doorbell rings
Old monk peers around the gate
And then vanishes

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Maple 2009

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Coming through the trees on P’u-t’o-shan
Suddenly the Great Work is set down.
Aaah, what a refreshing breeze!

Karma Yönten Gyatso, Toronto 1985

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i would like to write
poems without images
probably without even any words in them
these poems would not rely
even on the power of the spirit mantra
if you like them it will be
because they touch the secret altars of your heart

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