Welcome to My world

Welcome to my world he had said to her

What world is that she asked

A world of learning and books and wisdom he replied

She demurred thinking it meant isolation and monastic-like solitude

How could she know his was a world of wonder

Where wisdom and joy float like fine perfume from all things

Where the ten thousand things spoken of in the Tao

Merged into the One thing only to morph again

Were all is beauty and pure gift offered to everyone

A world free of Karma because of its selflessness.

She stepped back as if from an abyss

And would not join him

Perhaps it was not her time

But there is always tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

And he would wait, though it took a lifetime

Because he had no choice

11/5/2009 9:35 AM

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Nov 5, 2009, 9:56am EST

"Where the ten thousand things spoken of in the Tao/Merged into the One thing only to morph again"

Mind-blowing! Now featured at Gather's Best.

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Nov 5, 2009, 9:56am EST

And thank you for sharing with The Surreal Circus.

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MrsRoad Runner Nov 5, 2009, 9:58am EST

Nice one !

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Purrrrrrrrrrr~Genki dashite~Nantoka naru-yo! S. Nov 5, 2009, 9:58am EST

what a mythical stream~ =)

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Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Nov 5, 2009, 10:02am EST

Great one!! How long will you wait???

John Doyle Nov 5, 2009, 10:24am EST

For the rest of my life

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Cheryl W. Nov 5, 2009, 10:43am EST

Wonderful write, John!

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vivi emerson Nov 5, 2009, 12:49pm EST

Very lovely.

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Barbara H. Nov 5, 2009, 6:18pm EST

Her loss!

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Georgiana S. Nov 5, 2009, 8:12pm EST

learning is not always between the pages of a book, all written things need verification, all things seen don't need to be written down!

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Barbara H. Nov 5, 2009, 9:29pm EST

Wonderful write. had to come back again and read another time and maybe a third. Good writing.

John Doyle Nov 5, 2009, 11:15pm EST

Thnak you Barbara You are very kind

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Madame Butterfly ~~ mary ann d ~~ Nov 6, 2009, 4:37pm EST

Patience is a virtue.

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Barbary Chaapel Nov 15, 2009, 10:14pm EST

A lucky person is she. This is a mystical poem, John.

Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Dec 28, 2009, 11:28pm EST

I feel the same way Barbary. I wish I'd been the one...

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Quinn (aka Entwife) Blackburn Nov 30, 2009, 7:59am EST

Waiting is one of the most difficult tasks we face, in my opinion. So challenging to stay Awake and patient! :0) Beautiful wordcrafting, John... insightful, inclusive, and uplifting

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JOHN BECK Nov 30, 2009, 8:04am EST

The preconceived notions about scholarly pursuits can be so limiting. One minor typo: "Were all is beauty and pure gift offered to everyone" where "Where" was intended in place of "Were".

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