In Place 29

 29

From the end of this pasture
she looks back: if there were
suddenly no hut, there would still be
grass, trees, stones and stream





Pasture with dog, late May.

Everything here is exactly as it is.


The body and mind of the Buddha way is grass, trees, tiles and pebbles, as well as wind, rain, water and fire.
— Dogen (tr. Tanahashi)