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AFTER IKKYU: 1 by JAMES HARRISON

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First Line: OUR MINDS BUZZ LIKE BEES
Last Line: THEY SAY, MOVING TO ANOTHER FLOWER.
Subject(s): ZEN BUDDHISM;
Our minds buzz like bees
but not the bees' minds.
It's just wings not heart
they say, moving to another flower.



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