A collaboration between Thom the World Poet and the Griot Poet
WE WILL NEED TO IMPROVISE
We have forgotten flu epidemics, second waves, World Wars
Only a little fire wars and warring fires
Only violent police and gentle imprisoned
Who owns the law? Those with guns(we pay for them)
We only have arms for hugging each other
Time for laughter, sharing, company,
Time for conversations to unfold their Sacred Maps
and Reveal to us Inner Point, Design, and Purpose.
We are always going somewhere
in Movement and Motion, we take that chance
When the world seems static and stationary
We can always move in Harmony
We can always Dance.
SUNDAY AUGUST 30, from 7-10pm-SPOKEN N HEARD on SKYPE
“Strategy is the craft of the warrior,”
Miyamoto Musashi,
Kensei - sword saint, slew the first of 61 with a boat oar,
Wrote Go Rin No Sho when he thought himself invincible,
Ben Bu Ichi: pen and sword in one accord,
Balance in the universe expressed by
Gichin Funakoshi
Founder of Shotokan,
Training with Master Itosu
After midnight
Because unarmed enlightenment
Was outlawed by Samurai Shogun authorities,
Led the transition
From Jitsu (method) to Do (way),
The balance between hard and soft,
Light and darkness,
Tao Te Ching
Harmony of the myriad creatures
Attaining clarity
After meditation,
The battle now internal,
Beneath the billowing leaves of
The Bodhisattva pass
Leads eventually
From mayhem to peace.
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