A river may polish
a stone until
it reflects
the morning sun.
A jeweler may polish it
and facet it
until it shatters the light
in ten directions.
A wise man will claim
it is still
the same stone.
polish
KINKA’S ANCIENT MIRROR
A river may rub
a stone until
it reflects
the morning sun.
A jeweler may polish it
and facet it
until it shatters the light
in ten directions.
A wise man knows
it is still
the same stone.
A reflection on Shobogenzo Case 117
