Take my hand.
We will walk.
We will only walk.
We will enjoy our walk
without thinking
of arriving anywhere.

Walk peacefully.
Walk happily.
Our walk is a peace walk.
Our walk is a happiness walk.
Then we learn
that there is no peace walk;
that peace is the walk;
that there is no happiness walk;
that happiness is the walk.
We walk for ourselves.
We walk for everyone
always hand in hand.
Walk and touch peace
every moment.
Walk and touch happiness
every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower
bloom under our feet.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Print on Earth your love
and happiness.
Earth will be safe
when we feel in us enough
safety.
? Thich Nhat Hanh
From “Call me by My True Names – The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh,” Parallax Press, 2005