the first Westerners to discover this text called it the proto-gospel.
A suckling child on its mother's breast
knows few things, but knows them well
does few things, but does them with gusto.
Who would dance with the Lord of the Dance
knows well how to follow
how to see the slightest movement in the eye of life
even before it manifests on the dance floor.
Who would set his stamp on the flow of life
will know but the splash
who is stamped by dowflow
such an one abides.
We do our best, not by doing good or well
but by abetting life as it opens up
receiving wholeheartedly, those first burgeonings.
Trust the great river will carry you where you need go
walk the path that walks you
savor the flavor of each particular
know that the first is as the last
mostly, be surprised by your own compassion. |
