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Book of the Week: stone buddha

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Karma Tenzing Wangchuk, who, in his early days in haiku published as Dennis Dutton, penned one of the tautest and most compelling themed individual collections in English-language haiku, published by tel-let in 2009.

You can read the entire book in the THF Digital Library.

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All haiku in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by Tom Clausen, and are used with permission.




stone buddha—
a fly on his nose
but not one twitch


doing nothing
the stone buddha
hard at it



little snail
inch by inch
up the stone buddha


lifting his leg
the dog leaves an offering
for the stone buddha


stone buddha—
a spider dangling
from one ear


stone buddha—
no complaints from him
about aching knees


St. Patrick's Day—
some green in the folds
of the stone buddha's robes


like everyone else,
empty of self-substance—
stone buddha



stone buddha—
no slouch
in the lazy department


losing weight
one grain at a time—
stone buddha



a ladybug perched
on the stone buddha's nose
opens her great wings


stone buddha—
never a thought
for himself

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  1. Thank you for this archive, and specifically for this fine book. Rock on, stone buddha.

    1. Thanks, Carlos! “Rock on, stone buddha.” LOL. Can I use that as a blurb for the third edition? 🙂

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