Japanese Hokku 3
Why sit like the sphinx, Watching the caravan pass? Join in the parade.
Lewis Alexander
Why sit like the sphinx, Watching the caravan pass? Join in the parade.
In just three short lines, Lewis Alexander gives a gentle nudge toward living instead of only observing. The speaker asks why anyone would sit frozen like the sphinx—a figure known for stillness and silence—while a caravan full of movement and life passes by.
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