{"id":9910,"date":"2026-06-27T11:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T15:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=9910"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:13:24","slug":"poem-no-locks-on-adores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/27\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: No Locks on Adores"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem is of the Taoist tradition, treasure of parent opposites…<\/p>\n

No Locks on Adores<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I found myself
\nIn that plays
\nThe greatest presence
\nAway with words
\nThe keys of silence
\nWear there
\nNo locks on adores
\nSoully able
\nTo stand
\nStill
\nHoly unfurled
\nEntranced
\nBy awe there is
\nEvery wrinkle unfolding
\nAs lightening unbolting
\nTreasuring beyond belief
\nAll that
\nIs mine
\nUnjarred<\/p>\n

NOTE: To fully appreciate this poem, the second to last line, “Is mine,” is a triple pun: 1) mine as that which I possess; 2) mine as a place where one extracts treasure; and 3) mine as mind, as in mind unjarred. Treasure on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This poem is of the Taoist tradition, treasure of parent opposites… No Locks on Adores I found myself In that plays The greatest presence Away with words The keys of silence Wear there No locks on adores Soully able To … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[320],"class_list":["post-9910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-tao"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: No Locks on Adores | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: No Locks on Adores, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Tao Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/27\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Top Pun\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Top Pun\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"headline\":\"POEM: No Locks on Adores\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-27T15:12:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":109,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"keywords\":[\"Tao\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Poems\",\"Political and Philosophical Musings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/27\\\/poem-no-locks-on-adores\\\/\",\"name\":\"POEM: No Locks on Adores | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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