When the mouth is shut
no one will be upset

Lovers -
(never mind
what the poets say)
can truly be very
dangerous people

A public speaker
might not be a leader-
Lao Tze would have said:
a true leader
doesn't have to be vocal

You and I
Wade knee-deep
In fragrant meadows

If yourself
you should judge
do be gentle
we're all fallible

never forget
the past mistake
is a lesson acquired-
there'll be a better take

as with time
you forward travel
the dark will give way
to the light--once the veil

has been lifted
it's all clarity ahead
be gentle with yourself
let no tear be shed

First
the 'I'
is the word
I must delete

The young are yet
to know love's chagrin:
they are too innocent
and will realise this in time