Poem 'I was born into this world' by the Zen-monk Gizan Zenrai (1801-1878) , included in the 1986 collection 'Japanese Death Poems', compiled by Yoel Hoffmann: I was born into this world / I leave it at my death. / Into a thousand towns / My legs have carried me, / And countless homes - / What are all these? / A moon reflected in the water / A flower floating in the sky / Ho! --- Collection 'Thinkles Lusionless'
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