Sunday, December 12, 2021
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (45)
THE END COMES
The end comes
when it all
begins again,
the old monk said.
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IF YOU CAN'T
If you can't fly,
at least get
out of the way,
the old monk said.
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SOMETIMES THE DARKNESS
Sometimes the darkness
helps you see,
the old monk said.
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BE SWEETGRASS
Be sweetgrass
or be the wind,
the old monk told
his students.
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WHEN THE STARS
When the stars
speak, listen
and take notes,
the old monk says.
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DON'T WAIT
Don't wait
for the end
until the end,
the old monk advised.
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PROMISE THEM
Promise them nothing
until they stop coming back,
the old monk advised.
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I DON'T KNOW
I don't know
what to think
and still
the sun goes down,
the old monk
realized.
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THAT'S RIGHT
That's right,
the old monk said,
anarchy
is not chaos.
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WHEN THE SILENCE
When the silence
finally finds you,
don't speak to it,
the old monk says.
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