Nah, haiku stinks.
There was a young fox (who rocks)
Who invited an old dharma bear to box
But the bear was quicker
So no need to bicker
Because we two have opened our lock(s).
Bill Smart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That's true. Poetry uses words and text, but does not necessarily
depend on rationality. How about a haiku?
Young fox pokes old bear,
Bear smiles, revealing long fangs,
Fur flies, brown and red.
...Bill!
--- In [email protected], mike brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> You could try and write a poem. You could start with, "There was an
old man called Bill who.." etc etc.
>
> Bill Smart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Donald Hwong,
>
> You're right, of course, and I wrestle with this each time I sit
down
> to write a post - how can I best express my buddha nature in this
> medium?
>
> The problem is that this forum is a words-based forum, and zen is
not
> best communicated via words. Worse than that it's a text-base
forum.
> The fact is that if you want to communcate via this forum you must
use
> words and text.
>
> So, I could, as you suggest, just 'sit down and shut up', and that
> would indeed be a great way for me to express my buddha nature,
but
> that doesn't allow any communication via this forum.
>
> It's certainly a challenge, and a fun one!
>
> ...Bill!
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