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The river looked at him
with a thousand eyes
he had learned from the river
that one must strive
strive downwards
to sink
seek
to seek the depths
there is no thing as time
the river is everywhere
at the same time
at the source
the mouth
the waterfall
the ferry
the current
in the mountains
the present only lives for it
no shadow of the past
no shadow of the future
come
help us rid ourselves of time
time brings difficulties
evils are the sons of time
time must be subdued
the river has very many voices
voices of the king
the warrior
the bull
night bird
the voice of a pregnant woman
a sighing man
voices of weeping children
a thousand other voices the voices of all creatures
blended in one small
voice
the voice of Being
perpetual Becoming
as water goes to water
and youth to youth
as water is stronger than rock
gentleness stronger than severity
so is love stronger than force
ask the river about it
listen to it laugh about it
then live like the river.
(December 1, 1966) |
Khasu, Kona. “Pulsations of Time.” The Seeds of Time: A Collection of Poems. Mimeographed typescript. Monrovia, 1971. 26–27.
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