Even wihout hearts
and minds, plants whither
with the passing days.
Seeing just how this is so,
we feel a little ashamed.
Dōgen Kigen
(1200-1253)
uit: The Poetry of Zen. Translated and edited by Sam Hamill and J.P. Seaton. Shambala, Boston & London, 2007. p.118. Image from front cover.