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Anyone know this Zen poem?

does anyone know of a poem by a zen monk, can't remember his name, that reads (in part) "the moon above the clouds is one moon..."
I can't find it on an internet search.


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Pretty hard to find without the name of the author, I looked up some poems from three of the greatest zen monks-poets for you Ikkyu (1394-1481), Basho (1644-1694), and Ryokan (1758-1831).but couldn't find it either, I am pasting another poem below from the second link site I took a look at that you might enjoy, I hope you find what you are looking for
The Essence

????????????? One, seven, three, five.

萬??窮夾??爲拠 What you search for cannot be grasped.

????°???滄?? As the night deepens, the moon brightens over the ocean.

捜??驪???ж?許 The black dragon's jewel is found in every wave.

Looking for the moon, it is here in this wave and the next.

A verse that master Hsueh-t'ou Ch'ung-hsien wrote for a disciple