Tanka


1.

i move on
from sadness to sadness
with my dream:
a window will open
to a pear tree in flowers

2.

who can tame
the beast that lives in man--
a monk
lovingly pats the head
of a temple tiger


[Note-Wat Pa Luangta Bua is a monastery about 200 kilometers west of Bangkok, and here,a daily ritual is observed -- Buddhist monks take their 3-5 year old tigers out on a leash for a walk through the bordering region of Burma. They dote upon their tigers, feed them and celebrate them as their most sacred animal. ]

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