round Zen – foto Smith
Buddha Bang
San Francisco 66
done sailing sea
I search the streets
for drugs and sex
two Asian beauties quip
‘Hey sailor, wanna get higher?”
Short story short
to temple depart
chant and ching the Buddha thing
in incensed air
I bought their wares
chose $6 chant
and they took me back
the old bait and switch
I go for sex
get enlightenment.
— Smith, 10.5.2012
dusty Zen – foto Smith
wow.. 2 super photos! and an awesome poem.. you sir are on a roll.
Loved the prose version of this tale, love the poem, and particularly love the round Zen photo.
Oops, enlightened by mistake. And still chanting, all these years later, a fine thing!