1.24.2023

a phantom that disappears

Like dew that vanishes, 
like a phantom that disappears, 
or the light cast 
        by a flash of lightning— 
so should one think of oneself. 
 
[Ikkyu Sojun {1394-1481} 'Like dew that vanishes' {translated by Steven Carter}, from Zen Poems {Everyman’s Library Pocket Poets}]

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