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On the Disastrous Art of Losing
On our first meeting, she
Described me as a “near Buddhist,”
Meaning, of course, that I had
The ascetic qualities of a monk.
And it was true that Siddhartha
Helped me lose my appreciation
For things. You learn first that
Attachment is suffering.
But Elizabeth Bishop was more
On my mind. Like her, I had
Lost things every day, and
Most of them didn’t matter...
Friday 12th April 2019 8:04 am
Haiku (Thailand)
Fat stone Buddhas sit
In opulent gold temples
While priests beg for food.
Friday 8th February 2019 9:01 pm
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