written in response to Linji Yixuan's koan: If you meet the Buddha, kill him!
killing the Buddha
in a midsummer dream --
a rash on my hand
NeverEnding Story, June 17, 2015
Butterfly Dream: Dead Cat Haiku by Michael McClintock
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*English Original*
dead cat ...
open-mouthed
to the pouring rain
*The Haiku Anthology*, 1986
Michael McClintock
*Chinese Translation (Traditional)*
一隻死...