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A Sonnet
I decided I should write a sonnet. I've got it all planned out, with Shakespearean ending rhyme scheme,
and Italian beginning rhyme scheme. Now stuck on needing some syllables and subject matter.
Maybe if I combine it with haiku somehow or have another rhyme scheme for the middle that will clear up the blockage.
Maybe a version of
and Italian beginning rhyme scheme. Now stuck on needing some syllables and subject matter.
Maybe if I combine it with haiku somehow or have another rhyme scheme for the middle that will clear up the blockage.
Maybe a version of
The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad things
Thus, constantly free of desire
One observes its wonders
Constantly filled with desire
One observes its manifestations
These two emerge together but differ in name
The unity is said to be the mystery
Mystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad things
Thus, constantly free of desire
One observes its wonders
Constantly filled with desire
One observes its manifestations
These two emerge together but differ in name
The unity is said to be the mystery
Mystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders