A Dream of Philosophical Beauty.jpg) Malta #312 (issued 1-7-1965) The Sleeping Lady Neolithic Period (3000 BC) |
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Within my mind a beautiful stream was flowing one night In it I find a wonderful dream was glowing with light A perished age described the divine by a sword sharp & bright A cherished sage inscribed two lines on a board dark & white. The first line he wrote I couldn't decipher nor recollect The second was "Strive constantly to be ever correct." O that the ineffable, primordial, eternal Tao Can be experienced through rectification here & now! Then the compassionate sage sat silently next to me And deep in my heart I felt a force swirling like the sea Filling every pore of my being and bursting to be free Until my soul was flooded with illumined tears and glee. Peter Y. Chou New York (dream), 12-25-1971 Boston (poem), 12-20-1972 |