A Sutra For A Seeker Poem by Suchoon Mo

A Sutra For A Seeker

you seek enlightenment
you want wisdom
so you do all kinds of thing

such as

meditating
chanting
jumping into water
staring at a wall
chasing your own shadow
talking to a tree
farting in the water
barking at the moon

but you already know
flowers bloom in the cemetery
where the corpses decay
and snow flakes fall in winter
like cherry blossoms in spring

- previously appeared in Because We Write -