Flo’s Reviews > One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryōkan > Status Update
Flo
is on page 19 of 88
ONCE AGAIN, many greedy people appear
No different from silkworms wrapped in cocoons.
Wealth and riches are all they love,
Never giving their minds or bodies a moment’s rest.
Every year their natures deteriorate
While their vanity increases.
One morning death comes before
They can use even half their money.
Others happily receive the estate,
And the deceased’s name is soon lost in darkness.
For such people-
— Aug 05, 2021 05:30PM
No different from silkworms wrapped in cocoons.
Wealth and riches are all they love,
Never giving their minds or bodies a moment’s rest.
Every year their natures deteriorate
While their vanity increases.
One morning death comes before
They can use even half their money.
Others happily receive the estate,
And the deceased’s name is soon lost in darkness.
For such people-
4 likes · Like flag
Flo’s Previous Updates
Flo
is finished
THE ISLAND of Sado—
morning and evening I often see it in my dreams,
Together with the gentle face of my mother.
— Aug 15, 2021 10:04AM
morning and evening I often see it in my dreams,
Together with the gentle face of my mother.
Flo
is on page 34 of 88
I SEEM to hear your voice in the
song of the hototogisu.
In the mountains, another day passes.
— Aug 09, 2021 01:18PM
song of the hototogisu.
In the mountains, another day passes.
Comments Showing 1-1 of 1 (1 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Flo
(new)
-
rated it 4 stars
Aug 05, 2021 05:30PM
...there can only be great pity.
reply
|
flag
