Sunday, January 02, 2022
TEN OLD MONK POEMS (48)
IT MIGHT SOUND
It might sound slower
but a waltz is
actually faster,
the old monk
told the band.
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HOW YOU ASK
How you ask
the question is half
the answer,
the old monk said.
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HALF OF
Half of doing it
is wanting to,
the old monk said.
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HOPE IS NOT
Hope is not
a strategy,
they say in
football. They
say it in
life, too,
the old monk said.
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WHEN YOU KNOW
When you know
why you want it
you don't really
need it,
the old monk said.
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IMAGINE
Imagine a universe,
the old monk said.
That's what God
is doing.
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THERE IS
There is
no sound
in space
until
it hits
something,
the old monk said.
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PLAY IT SWEET
Play it sweet
and try not to gain
are the last things to think
before we start,
the old monk told the band.
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NO, YOU CAN'T
No, you can't add
a whaling expedition
just because you
need a transition,
the old monk told
the author.
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IT'S THE OLD THINGS
It's the old things
you remember
when you can
remember things,
the old monk said.
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