CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO

in an age of Tao
no need to reward talent
it’s reward enough

no need to pay mind
to the lovely and the wise
or the virtuous

and those who govern...
simply the highest branches
on top of the tree

the people wander
free, like deer in the woodlands
moving gracefully

they are honest folk
and think nothing about it
they do what is right

they are kind people
with no concept of kindness
they are just that way

they are trustworthy
though they know not what that means
they don’t need to know

they keep no records
of all the good deeds they do
so common are such

thus, little wonder
all their actions have vanished
with no trace at all

Inspired by The Second Book of Tao