A Simple Mind

By luigi_pagano

Tue, 06 Oct 2015
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Wu Chi, Wu Wei, T’ai Chi.
It was, I must confess,
a bit too deep for me.
I did not grasp the reference
relating to the absence
of self-consciousness or shyness,
embarrassment or reticence.

You may be inclined to scoff:
I knew Winnie the Pooh
but not Benjamin Hoff
(let alone Chaung Tzu).
As for yin and yang,
dualism and Wan Wu,
I only felt a pang.

When it came to Tso-Wang
I didn’t suffer torture;
“sitting and forgetting”
is part of my nature.
I’m not one for go-getting;
I am, you will find,
a very simple mind.

© Luigi Pagano

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Poem
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Surreal
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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

yeh, many years ago I read or browsed his sayings on a train journey (appropriately enough) every day. I got off at Queen Street is all I remember. 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Enough to make you lose your concentration. I hope that Queen Street was the intended stop.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by loquaciousicity on

The simple expanation is usually the correct expanation... an explanation the simple mind can understand...

Goo poem (% funny)...

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Quite so, Terry.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Dear Luigi, simple mind, or no...a wonderfully sparkly little piece...plus the illustration - the icing on the cakesmiley

Tina xxx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

There are things that go over my head, dear Tina, and trying to get to grips with those concepts was one of them. My solution was to write a little ditty that showed my frustration.

Luigi xxx