(Nothing But) Flowers

Talking Heads: (Nothing But) Flowers

You've traveled up
ten thousand steps
in search of the Dharma.
So many long days
in the archives,
copying, copying.
The gravity of the Tang
and the profundity of the Sung
make heavy baggage.
Here! I've picked you
a bunch of wildflowers.
Their meaning is the same
but they're much easier to carry.
--Hsu Yun