"Therefore he who knows ...."

“Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 46

"The Prayer"

My brother kneels, so saith Kabir,

To stone and brass in heathen-wise,

But in my brother’s voice I hear

My own unanswered agonies.

His God is as his fates assign,

His prayer is all the world’s – and mine.

Rudyard Kipling

Leaf on leaf

Leaf on leaf

Cheek to cheek
A-contentment.

"A book of Verses ...."

A book of Verses underneath the bough, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread – and Thou beside me singing in the wilderness – Oh, wilderness were Paradise enough!

Omar Khayyam

"The Secret Song"

Who saw the petals drop from the rose?

I, said the spider,

But nobody knows.

Who saw the sunset flash on a bird?

I, said the fish

But nobody heard.

Who saw the fog come over the sea?

I, said the sea pigeon,

Only me.

Who saw the first green light of the sun?

I, said the night owl,

The only one.

Who saw the moss creep over the stone?

I, said the gray fox,

All alone.

Margaret Wise Brown