No.2

I came where the river

Ran over stones;

My ears knew

An early joy.

And all the waters

Of all the streams

Sang in my veins

That summer day.

- Theodore Roethke

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By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved slowly.
For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, "There is no hurry. We shall get there some day." Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh.

A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving living part of the very earth itself. - Laura Gilpin

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My Tao

One day a young student came to Zen Master Bankei with a problem.
“Master,” he said, “I can‘t control my temper and I go into a terrible rage. What can I do?”
“Show me what happens," replied Bankei.
The young man shook his head and explained that it just happened unexpectedly.
“Well,” said the master, "This bad temper can’t be the real you. If it was, you’d be able to show it to me at any time. What’s more, you didn’t have it when you were born. Why don’t you go away and think about that.”

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"You said there would always be room for a dog"

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No.1

There will always be room for a dog on this blog

THE BRITISH
Benjamin Zephaniah b.1958

Take some Picts, Celts and Silures*

And let them settle,

Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. 

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years

Add lots of Norman French to some

Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. 

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans,

Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese,

Vietnamese and Sudanese. 

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians

And Pakistanis, 

Combine with some Guyanese

And turn up the heat. 

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,

Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some

Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese

And Palestinians, 

Then add to the melting pot. 

Leave the ingredients to simmer. 

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish

Binding them together with English. 

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,

Serve with justice and enjoy. 

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all. 

*The Silures were a powerful and warlike tribe occupying south east Wales 

My Tao

“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” - Lao-Tsu

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Monday 27th November

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