All This Is That: Poem: Changes 62/Preponderance of the Small

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Poem: Changes 62/Preponderance of the Small

Small things may be done
Great things should not be done
The flying bird brings the message

It is well to remain below
Great good fortune
A bird should not try to surpass itself

And fly into the sun
It should descend home
To the earth and its nest

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