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A Question About Religion....

to pass the time
we talk, i have nowhere to go
this self is not taking me
anywhere
i am not well dressed
i am a shadow of my mind
it is my mind that
is becoming my own body
my body is but
an afterthought
of a flash,
you do not talk much
you are surprised
you doubt about what is happening to me
i cannot explain
you do not want me to explain
it is obvious
each part of me is disappearing
my ears are dissolving in air
i have become smaller

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poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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A World Of Dew

The world of dew is, yes,
a world of dew,
but even so

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack.

quote by Darrell Issa
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Don't worry, spiders

Don't worry, spiders,
I keep house
casually.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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I'm going out

I'm going out,
flies, so relax,
make love.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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In spring rain

In spring rain
a pretty girl
yawning.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Napped half the day

Napped half the day;
no one
punished me!

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Not very anxious

Not very anxious
to bloom,
my plum tree.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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All the time I pray to Buddha

All the time I pray to Buddha
I keep on
killing mosquitoes.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Blossoms at night

Blossoms at night,
and the faces of people
moved by music.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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