1. In the mist-body of the mirror, a name written long ago becomes clear again. 2. Those who rage at seeing others succeed cannot succeed themselves. 3. Two kinds of government employees: servants of the people, servants of the boss. 4. The girl's body trembles, yet her mind does not. 5. In your eyes I see neither you nor me, but sky. 6. Rain in spring! One branch of the tree scolds another! 7. Some winds are vaster than the plains themselves! 8. At twilight elephants break the river. 9. Even before sunrise the white lotus has its own color. 10. The company of the dead comes home when rain falls. 11. Inside, deeper inside... until at last the teeth burst into flame! 12. Waiting... to become again; before that let a little more rain fall! 13. Two figures bathe in the lake's water, the sun of day rises even at night. 14. The moon rises... in the stone goddess's hand the earth's death. 15. The story is glass, the victory is stone. 16. On the veranda the dead cat's face...still open... toward the rain. 17. Somewhere behind me, against the body of dark silence the words weep. 18. When the chick emerges the egg transforms into shell. 19. In the ocean's depths schools of sharks circle like boats. 20. The wild goose's call comes floating from afar, carving doors in mirrors.
Bonsai of Thoughts: Eighty-One
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