Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AFTER IKKYU: 6, by JAMES HARRISON


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First Line: Shoju sat all night in the graveyard
Last Line: He arose, peed, and ate breakfast.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Zen Buddhism


Shoju sat all night in the graveyard
among wolves who sniffed his Adam's apple.
First light moving in the air
he arose, peed, and ate breakfast.





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