Drop of water

Don’t come to me

Don't come to me with the entire truth.
Don't bring the ocean if I feel thirsty,
nor heaven if I ask for light;
but bring a hint, some dew, a particle,
as birds carry only drops away from water,
and the wind a grain of salt.

--Olav H Hauge/Robert Bly

The Winged Energy of Delight, Robert Bly, 2004