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KOBUN by JAMES HARRISON

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOTEI DIDN'T NEED A ZAFU
Last Line: OR DON'T TRAVEL AT ALL.
Subject(s): ZEN BUDDHISM;

Hotei didn't need a @3zafu@1,
saying that his ass was sufficient.
The head's a cloud anchor
that the feet must follow.
Travel light, he said,
or don't travel at all.



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