"After Many Springs"

Now,

In June,

When the night is a vast softness

Filled with blue stars,

And broken shafts of moon-glimmer

Fall upon the earth,

Am I too old to see the fairies dance?

I cannot find them any more.

Langston Hughes

"With elixirs ...."

With elixirs, the body is ever healthy

Without calculation, one’s mind is naturally tranquil.

Xu Hun, a Tang poet

"Said the little boy ...."

The Little Boy and the Old Man

Said the little boy, ‘Sometimes I drop my spoon.’

Said the little old man, ‘I do that too.’

The little boy whispered, ‘I wet my pants.’

‘I do that too,’ laughed the little old man.

Said the little boy, ‘I often cry.’

The old man nodded, ‘So do I.’

‘But worst of all,’ said the boy, ‘it seems

Grown-ups don’t pay attention to me.’

And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.

‘I know what you mean,’ said the little old man.

Shel Silverstein

"Loaf ...."

"Loaf.

Smile."

"My heart wandered through the world ...."

My heart wandered through the world

constantly seeking after my cure,

but the sweet and delicious water of life

had to break through the granite of my heart.

Rumi