Winds of the Word

Write not for gain

or loss,

nor for reputation or disrepute,

nor for praise or blame,

nor for pleasure or pain,

for these are just winds of the word.

Write purely for the words on the page

to honour the voice in one’s heart

that takes you home.

…

Live not for gain

or loss,

nor for reputation or disrepute,

nor for praise or blame,

nor for pleasure or pain;

for these are just winds that spins after the world,

and the world spins after them.

…

Being wrapped up in these winds of the world,

blown this way and that,

you will never find your way home.

Live knowing these winds,

so when their gusts rush towards you,

you let them pass you by,

as you continue on your journey

that shall take you home.