TAO HATH NO NAME ; IT’S WORD 
 
IS GROWTH, AND SUSTENANCE 
 
TO ALL ; I AIM TO GIVE IT NAME : 
 
TAO (HEAVEN PROSPER CHANCE !) 
 
 
 
 
TAO HATH TWIN PHASE, WITH THE TEH : 
 
THE SILENT AND THE STRESSED. 
 
OF MOTION, THOSE ; OF THESE, REPOSE 
 
SUBLIMELY MANIFEST. 
 
 
 
 
HEAVEN MOVES, PURE SILENCE HE ; 
 
EARTH RESTS, BENEATH THE STRAIN ; 
 
SHUTTLE AND LOOM, AS WORD AND WOMB, 
 
THEIR MYSTERY SUSTAIN. 
 
 
 
 
PURE MOTION MAKETH REST 
 
AS SILENCE MAKETH STRESS. 
 
IF MAN WERE STILL, THEN HEAVEN SHOULD THRILL 
 
WITH EARTH TO NOTHINGNESS. 
 
 
 
 
SELF LOVETH SILENCE.  YEA, 
 
BUT MIND DISTRACTETH IT. 
 
MIND LOVETH REST ; BUT PASSION’S PEST 
 
ALLURES THE TREMBLING WIT.