In Place 41

 41

Year round, here, she can make
yard tea; always something green:
fir needles, blackberry leaves, nettles --
easier in high summer





Hiding from the westering sun, she hangs shades from the eaves.

Yunyan was boiling some tea. Daowu asked who he was making it for. Yunyan answered, "nobody special."
-- Soto Zen Ancestors in China, Mitchell, 72.