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Day: December 14, 2019

December 14, 2019

EVER SO BRIEFLY (3 HAIKU)

listen carefully
to the sound of the great bell
before being struck

cat stares at Buddha
pigeons flock to ignore him
people see nothing
there is no city
inside the large gate, only
Buddha and pigeons

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