Now here’s the situation I left my home
By the invitation of Roshi Joan
I packed my bags to go across the world
My prayer flags completely unfurled

Gonna get enlightened so found my way  
To become a Upayan in Santa Fe
I would get a koan and learn how to be
And is what Roshi said to me 

Pull some weeds then pick up a broom
It’s gonna lead you to the sun and the moon
And the sky above gonna heal your hurt
You wanna know love ya gotta dig in the dirt

Plant some seeds put some compost down
All you’ll ever need is found in the ground
Be here now and do this work
Humbly bow and dig in the dirt

I was a little frustrated I will have to admit
To become consecrated I thought I would just sit 
I thought I would get so I would transcend no
I did not expect to the clean the bathroom in the Zendo

But I swept a walk though there was nothin’ there
And we did not talk but I became aware
But there came a day I began to understand
It’s easier to pray when you got dirty hands

Then I pulled some weeds then picked up a broom
And let myself be with the sun and the moon
And the sky above gonna heal by  hurts
You wanna find love ya gotta dig in the dirt

Plant some seeds put some compost down
All you’ll ever need is found in the ground
Be here now and do this work
Humbly bow and dig in the dirt

Dig In The Dirt

Denny Caraher