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Lao Tse On the Nature of the Way

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Waterlilies

 

moving
well
you leave
no trace
speaking
well
you make
no false starts
counting
well
you use
no abacus

Mt. Fuji
shutting up
perfectly
you slip
no bolts
tying up
tightly
you hitch
no cords
the wise
save
people
abandoning
no one
they
save
things, too,
wasting

nothing
the good
teach
the bad
the bad
are the wood
they work
not
respecting
the teacher
not
loving
the material
though
it seems
clever
leads
you
astray
essential
is
a secret
dexterity
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