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Poetry as contemplation

Poetry as contemplation

an invitation to silence

Andō
Oct 19, 2024
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the scorching heat

mountain flowers
blown in the silence

— Mitsu Suzuki, Tassajara, Summer 1992. From out of print Temple Dusk: Zen Haiku.

Mitsu Suzuki was a skilful haiku poet and teacher of the tea cer…

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