The Sounds & the Hiker
Down in the valley, you hear a
Whole plethora of noises - loudest are
Croaking & barking; halfway
Uphill, you hear only the whistling
Of winds & murmuring of mists
Until you come upon the mountaintop
Where you hear, with all your inner &
Outer ears, nothing but a call from
The unheard, the loudest echo of
Dao in your cloudy mind
Irony. Paradox. [English Media for Thought Pattern]
There’s neither egg in an eggplant
Nor ham in a hamburger
Much less any pine or apple in a pineapple
Just as English muffins were not invented
In England, so French fries did not originate in France
Likewise, a guineapig is neither
From Guinea nor is it really a pig
While boxing rings are actually square
Quicksand always takes you down slowly
All writers do write, but fingers never fing
A teacher must have taught, while a preacher could never
Have prought; a vegetarian eats vegetables only
And a humanitarian eats nothing but humans?