№ 304

Morning comes: kōan. Evening comes: repeating again and again
Seeking food, always forgetting its nest—past karma's deep.
 Day and night, everyone is the bird of Snow Mountain.
Suffering in the lowest hell, the moon is sinking, sinking.
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On a Cold Night, Sorrow for the Bird of Snow Mountain

Morning comes: kōan. Evening comes: repeating again and again
Seeking food, always forgetting its nest—past karma's deep.
Day and night, everyone is the bird of Snow Mountain.
Suffering in the lowest hell, the moon is sinking, sinking.

From collection: Ikkyū
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