The Visible Thoughts Advent Calendar, Day 10

Today’s door celebrates the Daoist concept of Wu wei in this unpublished poem excerpt, performed earlier this year with Poets’ Corner.

“Wu wei, effortless energy
That delicate collaboration
Between fate and agency
So subtle, the truest practitioner
May have no idea that they live life
With such artistry
Not even seeing death draw near
As they wash into infinity’s sea”
— Dave James Horn ©
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