a koan (just between friends)

September 4, 2016 by Michael Guerin

maybe the zen masters of old
had it nailed down (just so) —

how even the simplest act of
drinking tea, when performed

with complete attention, leads
one to the still centered-ness

of all being. well, who can say
for sure? at least they did their

level best to drag contemplation
down from the dusty rafters

of stone-cold cathedrals smelling
too much of mothballs. and on

that note (just between friends)
i’ll leave you with this koan —

“as i sit to take a shit…
enlightenment.”

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