Sunday, February 06, 2022

The Good News

I just saw this poem on Debra's blog and it has some wonderful lines in it. It's by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk who was a peace activist, author, poet and teacher of mindfulness and walking meditation. 

The Good News

They don’t publish

the good news.

The good news is published

by us.

We have a special edition every moment,

and we need you to read it.

The good news is that you are alive,

and the linden tree is still there,

standing firm in the harsh winter.

The good news is that you have wonderful eyes

to touch the blue sky.

The good news is that your child is there before you,

and your arms are available:

hugging is possible.

They only print what is wrong.

Look at each of our special editions.

We always offer the things that are not wrong.

We want you to benefit from them

and help protect them.

The dandelion is there by the sidewalk,

smiling its wondrous smile,

singing the song of eternity.

Listen! You have ears that can hear it.

Bow your head.

Listen to it.

Leave behind the world of sorrow

and preoccupation

and get free.

The latest good news

is that you can do it.


4 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Glad you enjoyed it, Liz!

Victor S E Moubarak said...

Good news does not sell newspapers.

God bless.

pam nash said...

I read that same poem on Debra's blog and loved it. It says so much, so simply, so beautifully.

Kathy G said...

Lovely...and so true.