5 – Playing With Toys

What could you do more of?

Intelligence is the Child's toy; 
Wisdom is the Sage's beard;
Then as the beard grows
The toy is forgotten

"For what does the Sage need with toys?"
Says the Fool in dire need of a shave;
So then it's thrown into the attic
Gathering dust and degradation

The Sage knows; the Child asks;
Yet when the Fool forgets
How to play with toys, he asks
How to remember his self

[5 January 2022]

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