All Journeys Arrive at the Same Destination.

    by Ted Guhl


    A journey to the other
    Is a journey towards a truth:
    The most exotic foreign port
    Reveals to me, my self.

    I have been to old Siam
    And spoken with the Thai
    From them, I found in my own heart
    The saying "mai pen rai." *

    And living among the Japanese
    I found a life-long friend
    Our spirit's commonality
    Not based on "dime" or "yen."

    And now a journey made to you;
    Most alien land of all.
    Still I know when I arrive
    I shall find we are the same.

    * There is no difficulty

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