Fame...

Fame is water
carried in a basket.

Hold the wind in your fist,
or tie up an elephant
with one hair.

These are accomplishments
that will make your famous.

- Lalla
14th Century North Indian mystic

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From "Naked Song"
Versions by Coleman Barks
Maypop 1992