Reading the blog  Into The Bardo I came across a poem by Pearl S. Buck that I hadn’t read, or even known about. Jamie Dedes writes a lovely post about it that I’d like to share with you.  To read his blog click here: Into The Bardo

I give you the books I’ve made,

Body and soul, bled and flayed.

Yet the essence they contain

In one poem is made plain,

In one poem is made clear:

On this earth, through far or near,

Without love there’s only fear.

Essence by Pearl Buck