{"id":117890,"date":"2022-06-26T00:02:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T04:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/?p=117890"},"modified":"2022-06-27T08:12:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:12:35","slug":"truth-and-the-chinese-lantern-hour-fifteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/truth-and-the-chinese-lantern-hour-fifteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth and the Chinese Lantern, Hour Fifteen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Truth and the Chinese Lantern<\/p>\n

Come closer, grandson, and I’ll tell you a tale,
\nthe allegory of the Chinese Lantern.<\/p>\n

Once there was a plant, lovely and mysterious,
\nher fruits enticingly veiled in lacy shadow.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Lantern thrived in nearly any climate,
\nthough given rich soil she spread beyond control
\nand killed off other plants in her exuberance, therefore:
\nin all things, moderation.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Lantern tidily grew in poor soil,
\nlending her beauty to an otherwise arid landscape, thus:
\nwhere there is no struggle, there is no strength.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Lantern seed pods dried to ethereal perfection,
\ntheir seeming fragility lasted long after the rest of her died away, and so:
\ndeath is the greatest illusion of all.<\/p>\n

Chinese Lantern seeds were found in small, round, sweet fruits,
\nboth medicinal and nutritious, but remained cloaked
\nin a paper shroud that had to be stripped away, so as the Buddha says:
\nthree things cannot be long hidden, the sun, the moon, and the truth.<\/p>\n

Admire the Chinese Lantern, dear grandson,
\nand remember the truths she teaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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