Sunday, November 16, 2014

a third solution (for Thay)

Thich Nhat Hanh has been ill. This is something I wrote for him a while ago, and am reposting. His "Third Solution" is the balance point between fighting and fleeing.


some push, some pull
some empty, some full
some rich, some poor
some block the way
some open the door
one fist strikes in hate
many, angered, retaliate
an answer, a reaction
expansion, then contraction
a new day dawning
the eve brings an end
the morning delivers
the birth of a friend
a world comes together
to search in unison
billions of hearts whisper
a third solution

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