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what are the extraordinary things the poet sees on the ordinary day

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There are many reasons I like to call this a Zen poem. Firstly, a contemplative tradition like Zen challenges the notion of a concrete self that is autonomous and detached from the objects and events around it. Zen stresses the interdependence of all creation. The poem also celebrated the simple beauty of the natural world–cormorants, reeds in the water–which is a characteristic feature of Zen poetry. Most importantly, the poem stresses the importance of the “process of observing,” a meditative undertaking very much a part of the Zen tradition