Guy Jenkins
Guy Jenkins
Oct 14, 2016

Satori-2

Upanishards
Heavy
Basis of the Light
Musashi's cup of tea
That's a satori

Guy

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Country/Region: Australia

Favorite Poets: Tramalchio

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O

Nice satori.

One question does Upanishards refer to the Hindu Scriptures Upanishads?

OriginalRhyku

weirdelf

probably in the singular, but Guy would know better than me.
I love the contrast in power and tone, despite the hippy overtone, from the first line to the rest.

It probably helps to know who Musashi is. Possibly the greatest samurai/swordsman in Japanese history. A poet, sculptor and scholar as well.

Candlewitch

if you could add this (or something like it, that would help the reader) as a footnote.

sa·to·ri [saa táwree]
spiritual illumination: in Zen Buddhism, a state of spiritual enlightenment that is a spiritual objective

otherwise, nicely done!
always, Cat