Not in the morning pond does the lion wash his blood.
(Alternate hearing: not in the mourning pond does the lion wash
his blood)
(said to a disciple in meditation)
(This koan has many meanings. It is the evening pond
which bathes the lion or It is not a pond at all but the
sea which bathes the lion etc. etc.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem