Sangha news: 14 February
Thursday night Sangha was led by Alobhin. It was an excellent turn out – and we were able to welcome some Sangha members who we had not seen for some time. The focus on the evening was on the breath and facing adversity in life.
There were two readings from the evening. This poem is by Benjamin Zephaniah and was read by Nerissa.
EX-INHALE
Wise men travel many miles
Wise women sail the seas,
A wise man can fly many days
To find a well-wise tree,
Intellectuals and scholars
Find it so hard to believe,
It’s not about location
It’s about the way you breathe.
The body that wins prizes
Cannot sustain the dream,
The protein and the vitamins
Will never reign supreme,
Every mirror that is made
Is programmed to deceive,
It’s not about the muscles
It’s about the way you breathe.
Sometimes there is confusion
Between the left and right,
Sometimes you’ll find we all look out
When we need insight,
But once you have found balance
It’s easy to conceive,
It’s not about resistance
It’s about the way you breathe.
It’s folly to take simple verse
And make them complicated,
The humble breath does not need words
To be communicated,
When big ideas have come and gone
There is no need to grieve,
It’s not about great speeches
It’s about the way you breathe.
Benjamin Zephaniah 1958 – 2023
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