working, diligent
and noiseless—
too busy,
in fact, to stop
and challenge us thus
as we drag out
our gas mowers,
edgers, and hoses:
Those who have nothing,
want nothing,
gain multitudes;
those who know everything
have everything
to lose.
as we drag out
our gas mowers,
edgers, and hoses:
you think you know
how to work,
how to use,
how to speak
how to work,
how to use,
how to speak
to the taciturn
land like us?
Those who have nothing,
want nothing,
gain multitudes;
those who know everything
have everything
to lose.