What, a limerick?
I assumed they were passe,
But what do I know?
--- In [email protected], mike brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 <uerusuboyo@> wrote:
> >
> > You could try and write a poem. You could start with, "There was
an
> old man called Bill who.." etc etc.
> >
> > Bill Smart <BillSmart@> 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!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox.
> >
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>
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