Author Jonathan Chaves The mountain pavilion is silent — few people visit me here. The bramble gate is patched with mud, my clothes are patched with leaves. I never rise from my bamboo bench — my hair is white as snow; I no longer have a mind to ask for the secret of Zen. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments