ROSHI AT 89

Roshi's very tired,

　　　he's lying on his bed

He's been living with the living

　　　and dying with the dead

But now he wants another drink

　　　（will wonders never cease?）

He's making war on war

　　　and he's making war on peace

He's sitting in the throne-room

　　　on his great Original Face

and he's making war on Nothing

　　　that has Something in its place

His stomach's very happy

　　　The prunes are working well

There's no one going to Heaven

　　　and there's no one left in Hell

——Mt. Baldy, 1996