Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Little Desire


With little desire, all is sufficient;
with grabbing mind, myriad things are confined.
Light vegetables satisfy my hunger.
A patched robe wraps my body.
Walking alone, I am accompanied by deer.
Singing aloud, I play with village children.
I was my ears in a creek under the boulder,
delighted by pine trees on a ridge.

---Ryokan---

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