Directions to Nowhere

The “Chinese in free, hither and thither wandering that nevertheless goes to the goal; Egyptian in resolute march down the path once entered.”

~ Oswald Spengler, “Symbolism and Space,” IV

The Chinese being Oriental flop

About in mists’ philosophy unless

They follow Master Kong.  Their total crop

Of other thinkers drowse their ways through mess

Of mysticism, through that ancient land

But yet consider they have found the way.

Their yon and hither, wandering brand

Of notions makes them write their fuzzy say

And makes us feel a funny, fuzzy mood

Inside when reading them.  Egyptians, though,

Just hit upon one Monumental, crude

Course forward with a stony, stony flow.

  Why stick with thought if what it does is lead

    To fog or one long stony, stony creed?

~ Phillip Whidden