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The Lady
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0 posted 2008-07-04 12:11 PM




it is either tao or it is not tao
and if it is not tao, it is tao.    ~anonymous

we all breathe the same air differently  
tao comes in all forms  
from the great temple  
between lions of paradox and reality    
which change places    
when we are not looking  

tao comes from wrinkled mouths    
living on indian pueblos    
from young mothers
buying apples in the market
tao comes from tiny children
leaning from windows
where they wait for they know not what
and still they want it

tao comes from lovers
running in the night
toward or away from
tao comes from lying tongues

oh yes
tao comes from lying tongues
broken hearts
tears
breasts that are beaten
clothes that are torn
in anguish

tao comes
when we least want it

and always
when we need it


© Copyright 2008 Kate - All Rights Reserved
Alison
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1 posted 2008-07-04 12:57 PM


Kate,

There is a thread that I recently ran across some place in this site asking who we missed.  I have missed you.  I have missed you and I have missed your poetry.

Reading you again is like receiving water after a long thirst - and you sated that thirst tonight.

Wonderful poem, wonderful you ~ welcome back to PiP.

Alison

The Lady
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2 posted 2008-07-04 01:00 AM



Alison, thank you so much! I have missed you!



Margherita
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3 posted 2008-07-04 03:20 AM


Welcome back, dear beautiful and wise Lady Kate!

Yes I missed you too! Such a joy to read one of your exceptional offerings here again.

We all can use some growth in awareness and your poem is food for thought. We all walk the Path together ...

So beautiful!

Love and hugs.
Margherita

XGarapanX
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4 posted 2008-07-04 07:56 AM


Kind of deep. Definitely insightful.

·´~`·­»Garapan«­·´~`·

scoff
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5 posted 2008-07-04 09:03 AM


The Tao is everything, and it is nothing. Just as we all are.

"The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name."

                    -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Kinda sounds like quantum mechanics, doesn't it?

Arthur C, Clarke wrote a story called "The Nine Billion Names of God".

I think you'd enjoy it.

Gentle Spirit
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6 posted 2008-07-04 09:40 AM


*smiling*

I am so gladt that you found your muse again sweetie, and so glad that you have returned to visit.  

Dark Stranger
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7 posted 2008-07-04 09:42 AM


lady one..
it is nice to see the soft of your eye skins here and the pen of you dipped in only your style

The Lady
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8 posted 2008-07-04 10:05 AM



Thank you, Margherita, my friend. I have missed you and your exceptional work. Love and a lot of hugs to you.


Garapan, I appreciate your reply.

Scoff, thank you for the link.

Ahhhh… Gentle One, your smile warms me
muses are so fickle, you know?


Stranger darlin’ it’s always good to see your tracks and feel your breath as it breezes by


miscellanea
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9 posted 2008-07-04 11:46 AM


The Lady,

   It IS Great to read and ponder your poetry once again.  Your poetry is very unique, with a depth very creatively expressed.  I love it and am keepin' it right safe in my library!

    ~miscellanea~

OwlSA
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10 posted 2008-07-04 12:29 PM


Kate!  Thank you for responding to both my requests!

Love your poem, but am so excited that you are back, so will come back later to read and enjoy it properly!

Huggles to you and George and Winnie

- Owl, Tigger and Daisy

Martie
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11 posted 2008-07-04 01:16 PM


Lady Kate...it's so very good to read your words today!
secondhanddreampoet
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12 posted 2008-07-04 05:44 PM


a fine and most interesting write!

I am especially fond of:

“between lions of paradox and reality
which change places  
when we are not looking”

much applause for this ‘penning!’

OwlSA
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13 posted 2008-07-04 07:47 PM


I'm back having read your poem again.  I was fighting sleep the first time as well as being too thrilled to see you back here again, to take in your poem properly or even reply with any cohesion.

I really enjoyed your poem - but then I always do, and it was so good to experience a Kate-poem again.  As Cathy and others said, your poetry is deep, dynamic and enthralling.  

I have a reasonably good idea as to what tao is, having read your poem, the replies and what I found on the Internet, but I really would appreciate your interpretation of it.  

- Owl

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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14 posted 2008-07-04 09:32 PM


my lovely LadyKate...I have missed your beautiful words... this one brought me smiles.. love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

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15 posted 2008-07-04 09:34 PM


fascinating thoughts! to the library this goes...
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16 posted 2008-07-04 09:53 PM


"we all breathe the same air differently  
tao comes in all forms  
from the great temple  
between lions of paradox and reality    
which change places    
when we are not looking"
Oh, Kate, this is excellent!!!
It's great to see you posting, for you always mix intelligence with style.  

The Lady
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17 posted 2008-07-05 02:20 AM




miscellanea
it is great to be here and share with such fine poets as you
thank you so much

thank you so much Martie
I have missed your words

poet! I love your applause… thank you!

ahhh Diana… for me the Tao is the way, the ultimate reality and energy
it is the lesson I have come to learn
for me life depends upon the Tao as it depends upon water
thank you so much for your kind words. Love to you, Tigger and Daisy!

Roniece my friend, I have missed your words and I like your smile
thank you

thank you kaile  

Kacy, I appreciate you and your words of encouragement
thank you so much

OwlSA
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18 posted 2008-07-05 09:07 AM


Thank you Kate for the explanation.  I love the explanation almost as much as the poem.  

Loving meeows and woofs to George and Winnie from Tigger and Daisy

- Owl

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