| Come
embrace me.
Intertwine with me
for I am wisdom.
My beauty is greater
than any creature
that has graced the earth;
my depth, farther reaching
than any science.
Where lands and
buildings
and economies crumble
I remain standing.
When people and
customs
and religions have vanished
I have continued undaunted.
Do not fear
my bittersweet taste
for I am like a medicine
bringing you health.
And do not weary of my
discipline
for it carries long life and prosperity
to those who keep it:
those who walk in my ways. |