let the needs of our senses
be their only desires

let our thoughts be neither of then, nor now
but timeless

let us watch closely the tide of events
noting both rhythm and inconsistency

let us revere both silence and the word
for it is only by the latter that the former's power is revealed

let us honour above all
honesty to ourselves
if a tear be felt let it be shed
if love rises let it be said
for if the mind is not silent
the clamour of a still tongue is unbearable

for to hide is to perpetuate
to reveal is to change

1977