Wood Cutting

Philosophical Vignettes

The axe came down with patient strength,
The master thought of nothing as
The blade drove down into the stump
And cut him out another log.

“Don’t think, and then you’ll hit the mark,”
He told the boy. “Because your mind
Knows many things that you still don’t,
And might not know for still a while.”

Time after time, the axe came down
And never strayed or missed th…