The Way of Men

..............Two men conversed on a bridge,
..............one from town, the other from
..............a place hid in the mountains.

“We in the city know our
self depends on others, for
society is made from friends.”

........................“Self-such I am, like a tree.
........................Harmony makes me whole, yet
........................I stay an individual.”

“All is all and all is one.
To think your way engages
none creates a delusion.”

........................“I stand alone and always
........................have thus stood, autonomous,
........................a part of all yet all apart.”

...............The two men left each other,
...............each in his own mind the better,
...............sure of the other’s error.