Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

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I walked past the statue before I realised it was alive. A small, nut-brown old man, in a grey and black kimono. He was staring, through lidded eyes, at a jumble of boulders and sand and pots of moss.

I watched for a while, trying to fathom his purpose, thinking he must be visualising a garden design. Finally, I hurried on, knowing I would be late for my meeting.

The next day, he was still in exactly the same spot, having not moved a muscle, though life appeared to have departed his mortal remains.

For a long time, I contemplated the perfect arrangement of stones, moss and raked sand. I could see a tiger, leading her cubs across a swollen river.


UnaBubba, Jul 21 2005



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       Arigato gozaimasu!

UnaBubba, Jul 23 2005
  

       Zen wa chuugokku no sei jyanai ka kedo kore iina aideia deshou. Bun ageru

Voice, Jun 02 2008
  

       Where is that UB? HELLO!!!!!! (shouts loudly into ether)

xenzag, Jun 02 2008
  

       He pops in, now and zen.

Ian Tindale, Jun 02 2008
  


 
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