Illusions
There was an old woman
who hadn’t a thing to wear
except holes.
So she sewed the holes together
and she dressed herself with care;
but people passed her in the street
as though she were not there.
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Error
We all of us realize our mistakes
too late
except those of us
who realize them beforehand
but nevertheless
commit them.
Question of Degree
There are some things that
when you do not have them
you wish you did.
And there are some things that
when you do not have them
you go out and get them.
A Small Tree
I took a small tree
which had no branches
and I transplanted it.
I chose richer soil
because I wanted
a big tree.
The tree grew no taller
but many branches
sprouted from it.
One by one
as the branches grew,
I cut them off
for firewood.
At last the branches
ceased to grow.
I pulled up
Paradox
In the night
wisdom came to me
and the next day
I committed the folly
which I no longer
had any desire
to commit.
Standards
Standard of gold, of silver, of tin,
rich man, poor man, beggarman, knave;
only the good man knows how to sin
and only the coward is brave.
Wrong Foot
If you are wearing a pair of shoes
which hurt you,
after a short time
you will get accustomed to them
and pain will cease.
Never take them off
unless you mean to discard them completely,
for, if you put them on again,
they will hurt you terribly
where you are already bruised.
Selective
There are just enough people
who know what is what,
for me not to bother with those
who do not.
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