Posted by zazenduck on June 1, 2006, at 7:52:29
In reply to Re: National differences » Declan, posted by verne on May 31, 2006, at 9:10:50
Hi verne I hope you enjoy your vacation. You've talked before about staying away from here and I thought you might like this poem. I do.
How To Be a Poet
(to remind myself)
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill — more of each
than you have — inspiration,
work, growing older, patience,
for patience joins time
to eternity. Any readers
who like your work,
doubt their judgment.
Breathe with unconditional breath
the unconditioned air.
Shun electric wire.
Communicate slowly. Live
a three-dimensioned life;
stay away from screens.
Stay away from anything
that obscures the place it is in.
There are no unsacred places;
There are only sacred places
And desecrated places.
~ Wendell Berry ~
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