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Tozan's Five Seasons: One--the Relative within the Absolute

  • Sep 25, 2025
  • 1 min read

In the dark, the darkening of the mind

The mind that is spent of its thoughts and stories

And the silence envelopes you

Something alive and energized emerges, something like home

On the edge of the familiar, yet not familiar

Wordless, free, intimate

And gone

Wait

--Seido


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