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In the usual iconography of the temple or the local Wok	A
you would never see him doing such a thing	B
tossing the dry snow over a mountain	C
of his bare round shoulder	D
his hair tied in a knot	E
a model of concentration	C
	-
Sitting is more his speed if that is the word	F
for what he does or does not do	G
	-
Even the season is wrong for him	H
In all his manifestations is it not warm or slightly humid	I
Is this not implied by his serene expression	C
that smile so wide it wraps itself around the waist of the universe	J
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But here we are working our way down the driveway	K
one shovelful at a time	L
We toss the light powder into the clear air	M
We feel the cold mist on our faces	N
And with every heave we disappear	O
and become lost to each other	D
in these sudden clouds of our own making	B
these fountain bursts of snow	P
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This is so much better than a sermon in church	Q
I say out loud but Buddha keeps on shoveling	B
This is the true religion the religion of snow	P
and sunlight and winter geese barking in the sky	R
I say but he is too busy to hear me	S
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He has thrown himself into shoveling snow	P
as if it were the purpose of existence	T
as if the sign of a perfect life were a clear driveway	K
you could back the car down easily	S
and drive off into the vanities of the world	U
with a broken heater fan and a song on the radio	P
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All morning long we work side by side	V
me with my commentary	S
and he inside his generous pocket of silence	T
until the hour is nearly noon	W
and the snow is piled high all around us	X
then I hear him speak	Y
	-
After this he asks	Z
can we go inside and play cards	A2
	-
Certainly I reply and I will heat some milk	B2
and bring cups of hot chocolate to the table	C2
while you shuffle the deck	D2
and our boots stand dripping by the door	E2
	-
Aaah says the Buddha lifting his eyes	F2
and leaning for a moment on his shovel	C2
before he drives the thin blade again	G2
deep into the glittering white snow	P

Billy Collins

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