practice

Practicing the ancient art of archery with words
for arrows targeting the mind and heart
of man

sharp & swift
the arrows
should
be
 & forged
in the fires
of  ancestors

a bow of
elder trees
is always best
but any
strong
bow will
do

 who kills the shadows
of doubt
with fiery words
from the lips of
the dragon
 is  surely the one who
has attained
to the highest of
grades
& who secretly knows
without knowing
the beautiful & dangerous art of
arts


who sits by the fire
of the ancient one
& who listens to the silence
of the wind
he shall be lifted
up
and he shall
be pulled down
and then up
again

for a prolonged
ecstasy
&  kissed
.......times
by the goddess
and by the god
who are one
but not necessarily
at once