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Book1 Prologue
Hearken to the reed-flute, how it complains,Lamenting its banishment from its home:'Ever since they tore me from my osier bed,My plaintive notes have..
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Birdsong
Birdsong brings reliefto my longingI'm just as ecstatic as they are,but with nothing to say!Please universal soul, practicesome song or something..
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Behind The Scenes
Is it your facethat adorns the garden?Is it your fragrancethat intoxicates this garden?Is it your spiritthat has made this brooka river of..
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Because I Cannot Sleep
Because I cannot sleepI make music at night.I am troubled by the onewhose face has the color of spring flowers.I have neither sleep nor..
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Be With Those Who Help Your Being
Be with those who help your being.Don't sit with indifferent people, whose breathcomes cold out of their mouths.Not these visible forms, your work is..
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Be Lost In The Call
Lord, said David, since you do not need us,why did you create these two worlds?Reality replied: O prisoner of time,I was a secret treasure of..
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Bad Dreams
One day you will look back and laugh at yourself.You'll say, ‘ I can't believe I was so asleep!How did I ever forget the truth?How ridiculous to..
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At The Twilight
At the twilight, a moon appeared in the sky;Then it landed on earth to look at me.Like a hawk stealing a bird at the time of prey;That moon stole me..
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Any Soul That Drank The Nectar
Any soul that drank the nectar of your passion was lifted.From that water of life he is in a state of elation.Death came, smelled me, and sensed your..
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beauty, love, divinity, eternity
Any lifetime that is spent without seeing the masterIs either death in disguise or a deep sleep.The water that pollutes you is poison;The poison that..
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life, death, transformation, rebirth
All through eternityBeauty unveils His exquisite formin the solitude of nothingness;He holds a mirror to His Faceand beholds His own beauty.he is the..
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A Stone I Died
A stone I died and rose again a plant;A plant I died and rose an animal;I died an animal and was born a man.Why should I fear? What have I lost by..
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A New Rule
It is the rule with drunkards to fall upon each other,to quarrel, become violent, and make a scene.The lover is even worse than a drunkard.I will..
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A Moment Of Happiness
A moment of happiness,you and I sitting on the verandah,apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.We feel the flowing water of life here,you and I..
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Riddle: Why were outlaws the strongest men in the Old West?Answer: They could hold up trains.
Riddle: What did the hangman get his wife for her birthday?Answer: A Choker.
Riddle: How do hangmen keep up with current events?Answer: They read the noose-paper.
Riddle: What is an executioners favorite hobby?Answer: Hang gliding.
Riddle: What do you call someone that steals soap?Answer: A dirty crook.
Riddle: What shows do prisoners like to put on?Answer: A cell-out (sell out).
Riddle: What kind of candy would a prisoner want before he is executed?Answer: A Life Saver.
Riddle: Why was the fisherman arrested?Answer: For packing a rod.
Riddle: Why was the photographer arrested?Answer: He shot his customers and blew them up.
Riddle: What did the thief get for stealing the calendar?Answer: 12 Months.
Riddle: Why did the sherriff arrest the cook?Answer: Because he was beating the eggs.