Coffee stain on a white cup
painted with black for fine art's sake
goes walking within my hands
to the bathroom for a cleaning.
"Wash your cup!" the zen master said
and the student broke on through.
May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010 at 9:08 PM UTC
Coffee stain on a white cup
painted with black for fine art's sake
goes walking within my hands
to the bathroom for a cleaning.
"Wash your cup!" the zen master said
and the student broke on through.
Free poem by Chris Everson - 2002
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