by admin | Dec 18, 2020 | Poems by Men, Taoist
I sat drinking and did not notice the dusk,Till falling petals filled the folds of my dress.Drunken I rose and walked to the moonlit stream;The birds were gone, and men also few.
by admin | Oct 10, 2020 | Poems by Women, Taoist
The Tao is uncontrived, yet there is nothing it does not do.It can be witnessed by the mind, not known by knowledge.What is “knowing”? What is “witness”?Knowledge dismisses knowledge.Witness only responds.Response comes from nowhere.Mind then...
by admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Poems by Women, Taoist
The relic from before birthEnters one’s heart one day.Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel,Be as gentle as if you were caressing an infant.The gate of earth should be shut tight,The portals of heaven should be first opened.Wash the yellow sprouts...
by admin | May 1, 2020 | Poems by Women, Taoist
Cut brambles long enough,Sprout after sprout,And the lotus will bloomOf its own accord:Already waiting in the clearing,The single image of light.The day you see this,That day you will become it.
by admin | May 1, 2020 | Poems by Men, Taoist
no tricks          nothing doing.the sun and moon endure their rushand don’t grow old.sail backwards?row against the flow?to hell with that.you’d better be knownfor being          quiet.
by admin | May 1, 2020 | Poems by Men, Taoist
who envies youoh high and mightyall done up in purpleand dangling your badge of rankmy heart’s at peaceI’m satisfied with methere aren’t many in the world todayto match this               crafty...
