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Poets Corner

Jerry Bolick

Green-black hills covered with fog.
Pines hang midway
between heaven and earth
and a solitary figure,
paused on a precipice,
chanting the Buddha's Name
into the valley below.
Morning prayers
for a troubled world.

Namuamidabutsu.

( Copyright © Jerry Bolick, 28 January 2003 )

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