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This Stony Bed
A poem modeled after a poem by Hanshan, the reclusive 9th century Chinese poet from Cold Mountain who is credited with 320 poems meditating on mind & mindfulness, the moon, nature, self and more.
This stony bed makes my neck ache.
Moonlight chills my wind-gate.
My blanket abandoned to a field of monkey grass.
I promised to be home before sunset,
Instead all night I kneel, wailing at the moon,
Watching wild birds orbit the empty sky,
Haunted by the stars on Orion’s belt,
As bright as your shining eyes.
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