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the contents in buddha's pocket

Poem written by Stanford M. Forrester
(originally published in Hummingbird)

Limited edition broadside
(Please note, the broadside is matted here in maroon on your right. Matting is not included.)
Printed on 11-15-2003 with a print run of only 75
Printed by Ed Rayher of Swamp press
7.5"w x 14.75" h (suitable for framing)
Pabst Old Style type cast by Ed Rayher
Paper is Beckett Concept Desert Haze
Type printed in hand-mixed Chinese crimson
Seal printed in a hand-mixed Chinese navy

Price $10.00 plus ($5. S&H in US/ $6.00 S&H Canada & Mexico/$7.00 Japan & elsewhere)
broadside will be shipped flat.

the contents in buddha's pocket


his left pocket
--1 grain of rice for a banquet
--1 flower to answer any
questions
--1 lodestone to stay on
the right path

his right pocket
--some emptiness for whatever

N.B. Yes, buddha had pockets.
It's a fact

Stanford M. Forrester
11.XV.2003 Northfield





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Stanford M. Forrester, editor
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