Pian Shu, PhD

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The Four Noble Truths (苦·集·灭·道)

Spring 2023

Sadness 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.

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