Koan No. 1
©2012, Olan L. Smith
The head spy resigns over infidelity
Two women fight over a powerful man,
If a spy is caught in his own web
Who are you to think his web frees you?
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Koan No. 1
PoetryKoan or a Zen Koan, are form of Chinese circular poetry with two subjects; in this case, infidelity and a web. Line one introduces the first subject; line 2, expands on it. Line 3, introduces the dependent subject and the 3 brings the turn, moral...