Enlightenment - Ikkyu

[Larry Robinson]

Enlightenment

Ten years ago I couldn't stop thinking, feeling, 
Just anger, just rage, until this moment.
A crow laughs, the dust clears, I hold the arhat's fruit.
Spotted sunlight in Zhaoyang Palace, a pale face chanting.

	- Ikkyu
	  (translated by Sarah Messer and Kidder Smith)
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