! ! A Teaspoonful Of Honey Makes...(A Viveku) Poem by Michael Shepherd

! ! A Teaspoonful Of Honey Makes...(A Viveku)

Rating: 3.0


A bee, it’s said, in its whole working life
brings to the hive a vast
treasure of obedience:
a teaspoon-full of honey.

The scholar, spooning honey from the jar
into his tea-cup,

pauses.

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[A viveku ('we-way-koo') is an Indian-Japanese informal verse which carries an awakening thought]

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
C T Heart 04 November 2008

a mind stirring piece, short though conveys a very meaningful message. a 10.

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David Taylor 04 November 2008

More than a hint of Hiveku? I like it very much Michael.

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