Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Koan on a Wish

An old man grants a young girl a wish
for she has done him a kindness
and it is also her birthday.
After her protestations
she agrees to make a wish
but the wish will not come true
if anyone is told its nature.

How does the old man know her wish
and will the wish come true?




© Graham Sherwood 09/2015

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