Villanelle: the Dilemma of the Non-Violent -4

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Villanelle: The Dilemma of the Non-Violent – 4 Test not people of a violent nature The choice is not that simple: run if you can The situation calls for plans more mature Yijing’s ‘Withdraw into your own armature’ May not the violent deter nor you ban Test not people of a violent nature Like as not more cunning than immature Your lofty thoughts and plans put under scan The situation calls for plans more mature Not everyone can alter Laws of Nature Yet it’s everyone’s duty to make a stand Test not a people of a violent nature If you let grow your own virtue in stature The seasons will follow through according to plan The situation needs no plans more mature Can evil people cloaked rude in ill-nature Succeed where violence breeds not in Man Test not people of a violent nature The situation calls for plans more mature © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015

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