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	<body><![CDATA[Communion

But for these ancient truths
that linger beyond time
anchoring even the moon
in the darkest hours
of the midnight sky
enduring
is the path of understanding
and the joy it brings

though left to free will
I too could strike
but If we are one
How then, can one half hurt the other?
How does one unsee the sacred in another?
How does the drop separate itself from the ocean
when the ocean is but a drop itself?
and so despite the imminent prelude
in assailant eyes
harmony is restored
before intent sets motion

Still, unable to answer an attack
with an attack
I bow to the Gods that be 
accompanied by silent summits
and humming forests
but for their cairns, I would be lost
knowing that neither strike nor sword
with all its bloody might
can pierce this budo communion

Harmony, barters not
it simply is
the nature of human condition
both hideous and beautiful
be it pin or throw
Nage mind screams to Uke
‘For God’s sake, tap out!’
somewhere between namaste and ubuntu 
where yin and yang
In balance, hold sway.




Marium]]></body>
	<date>10-01-2012</date>
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