Pian Shu, PhD
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The Four Noble Truths (苦·集·灭·道)
Spring 2023Sadness is the Echo of …love
A quiet string, perturbed by
incessant needs for a gush
The inquisitive one hops to avoid disturbance
The timid drowns in their own tears, (O’ how delicious!)
The eloquent demands silent acquiescence…
All this to entertain a crowd that
minds nobody’s business
Voices leaving space, leaving shores behind
Crashes Crumble, ripples ripple, Dusts
Settle…
with a moon that stays stationery
up in the dark sky
gushing how all this time, sadness is just Love.