Anything is subject for a poem:
A catalog of boxing equipment, a collage of
     other poems,
Serpentine trail of incense, raised deer fur, old
     shoes pointed pigeon-toed,
Glass and steel cityscape, almond eyes of a saint,
     weeping of tiny flowers,
Sunlight on whitewashed walls, blue shadows of
     stooped women,
A sprung mousetrap, a trickle of blood in the
     gutter,
The homing swoop of a gull, chill whitecapped
     bay, scent of eucalyptus.
Green lawn of broken blades, clods of fat earth.
Anything is subject for a poem.

Even in sleep, write a poem.
When waking, write a poem.
While loving, write a poem.
Even voting, write a poem.
When angry, write a poem.
While dreaming, write a poem.

The sages say quite seriously that those who wish to know Tao better should cultivate the poet in themselves.

poetry
365 Tao
daily meditations
Deng Ming-Dao (author)
ISBN 0-06-250223-9

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