Thursday, 19 December 2024

reading an old book from the charity shop

 reading an old book from the charity shop


from two thousand years ago

a chinese poet talks to me

offers sound advice about writing

if it is so obvious then why has it 

taken two thousand years

or am i the new boy on the block

tripping over the old book

stirring the old sage to smile

listen son it has always been the same

sit here with me for two thousand years

and i will explain it to you

and you can give me all the news 

from when i was asleep

i’ll tell you when to begin

get a pen now

there’s a good fellow 

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