
The Moon In The Sky

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You stop to point at the moon in the sky,

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but the finger's blind unless the moon is shining.

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One moon, one careless finger pointing —

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are these two things or one?

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The question is a pointer

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guiding a novice from ignorance thick as fog.

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Look deeper.

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The mystery calls and calls.

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No moon

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No finger