song
– excerpts
like clear water in my glass
so is your work amongst your friends
like gentle waves on the water
rippling in all directions
like waves on still water
so is your work amongst your friends
whoever raises the glass and drinks
will understand
your work amongst your friends
my path to you
is as easy as breathing
and as hard as the steps across a chasm
my path to you
is as delightful
as entering a royal palace
and as bitter
as a beggar's awakening from an exquisite dream
my path to you
is as short as
the flight of a butterfly from flower to flower
and as long as
the whole of my life
I can change nothing
not even my own heart
I touch the moon in the pool
I stir the water
and all the stars dance as though by invitation
the whole sky spins
beneath my hands
the sky is an orchestra
playing and dancing and singing tonight for you
and I
can change nothing
not even my own heart
but I touch the moon and stars
and I sing and dance and play
for you
on the vast night stage
a hut is built
out of handfuls of clay
a fisherman's net is sewn
out of strands of rope
a mosaic is fashioned
out of coloured stones
my garments are woven
out of interlacing threads
my prayer is formed
out of imperfect words
I can't look straight at the sun
but by its light I know
it is above me
I can't see you face to face
but your every ray of light
brings me
inexpressible joy
tomorrow everything will be dismal and hard
today I finely tune my instrument
tomorrow will lead me along difficult paths
today I play only for you
tomorrow my life will be opaque and complex
today my tune is transparent and clear
tomorrow I'll be shaken by forces greater than myself
today I enjoy deep peace in you
the butterfly must fall asleep
before she is given wings
her nature changes
and she doesn't know what she'll wake up to
when the essence of life is being transformed
there's nothing easier than sleeping
and nothing more difficult than not knowing
what lies ahead
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