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Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent - 59

Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 59 Does Nature dispose at random by whim or wish In all probability by set built-in laws Part of free will which wills ill makes karma punish Will good works against Nature’s grain admonish Can living beings alter the Big Plan strict laws Does Nature dispose at random by whim or wish Should Nature keep house for the tenant in anguish About who’s the owner of the wind that blows Part of free will which wills ill makes karma punish Nor for those who refuse house rules to distinguish Turn not fire down let hot water run indoors Does Nature dispose at random by whim or wish Or when the owner’s preparing to cook hashish The tenant goes out to dine dance with rich in-laws Part of free will which wills ill makes karma punish Nature sets the rules of the game in his hospice The guest who knocks late from revelries stays outdoors Does Nature dispose at random by whim or wish Part of free will which wills ill makes karma punish © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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