“ Like vanishing dew,a passing apparitionor the sudden flashof lightning -- already gone --thus should one regard one's self. Ikkyu
“ Children I implore youget out of the burning house nowthree carts wait outsideto save you from a homeless liferelax in the village squarebefore the sky everything's emptyno direction is better or wors… Han-shan
“ Song after Battle:As the young men went by I was looking for him. It surprises me anew That he has gone. It is something To which I cannot be reconciled.Owls hoot at me. Owls hoot at me. That is what… Frances Densmore
“ A falcon hovers at the edge of the sky.Two gulls drift slowly up the river.Vulnerable while they ride the wind,they coast and glide with ease.Dew is heavy on the grass below,the spider's web is ready.… Du Fu
“ As jolaha ka maram na jana, jinh jag ani pasarinhh tana;dharti akas dou gad khandaya, chand surya dou nari banaya;sahastra tar le purani puri, ajahu bine kathin hai duri;kahai kabir karm se jori, sut… Kabir
“ Tahiya hote pavan nahin pani, tahiya srishti kown utpati;tahiya hote kali nahin phula, tahiya hote garbh nahi mula;tahiya hote vidya nahin Veda, tahiya hote shabd nahin swada;tahiya hote pind nahin ba… Kabir
“ Song for the Puberty Rite of a Girl Named Cowaka:A poor man takes the songs in his hand And drops them near the place where the sun sets. See, Cowaka, run to them and take them in your hand, And place… Frances Densmore
“ Dream Song of Thunders:Sometimes I go about pitying Myself, While I am carried by the wind Across the sky. Frances Densmore
“ Steam Lodge Song of the Sun Dance Ceremony:A voice, I will send. Hear me! The land All over, A voice I am sending! Hear me! I will live! Frances Densmore
“ Dream Song:As my eyes Search the prairie, I feel the summer in the spring. Whenever I pause The noise Of the village. Frances Densmore
