Imperial Bases at Hoth

Red Alert! Red Alert!
Hmm.. Yoda keeps hearing the sirens blaring loudly
In the silence and stillness of the Jedi Temple
Sitting meditatively with eyes closed
Ears peeled and sensing the awareness of the Force all around..

Great disturbance at Hoth..
Greater than before..
Yoda gets a sense of Imperial Forces approaching..
This is no laughing matter if I say
Yes, Yoda senses the Imperial March
On the move, the Drak Side of the Force is..

Something stealthy
Something sinister
Something abominable
Seems to be unfolding..

Already some Young Padawans have been captivated
By the brash confidence of those from the Empire
Suave and cool-mannered
The Young Padawans follow in tow..
Deceived that this is how Jedi should look..
Image comes before the Code of the Jedi

Indeed
History keeps repeating itself
Another Attack of the Clones is coming
Some Generals have gone into hiding
As they too have sense great disturbances in the Force at Hoth

Hmm.. Does that mean Yoda has to escape now too?
The Wookiees are hardy.. Good for them..
But Yoda is getting on in years..
Uphold the Jedi Code or sacrifice Young Padawans
Lost in this Great Disturbance?

Obi-Wan and Plo Koon are safe at Coruscant
Although they return to Geonosis and Kamino
To see to the Peace Missions there..

The Imperial March brings Yoda great foreboding
Yoda will contemplate what to do best..

Hoth - Mind Tricks

Hoth may be a cold place with more machinery than life..
But nevertheless there is still life present on this part of the galaxy..
The trap is to think that Hoth is only a physical place, a tangible surrounding..
No..
Hoth is also a state of the mind..
Cold, robotic, devoid almost of any sense, sensibility or sensation..
A God-forsaken place in Earth language..

Beware! Even Siths can play mind tricks..
Make you feel you are in the right place doing the right thing
With the right intentions and right virtues..
One must not be swayed..
Like Toydarians.. Mind tricks don't work on them..
But Jedis are largely Force-sensitive..
With mindfulness cultivated from the silent awareness of
The extremely subtle disturbances in the Force
Caused by the Sith..
Only with this keen recognition can a Jedi
Sift truth from flaw, deception from true virtue..

And so even if one is in Hoth or one is at Coruscant..
One can be in the Old Republic State or in the New Empire..
The true reality is created in the mind..
Well-said my faithful Master Qui Gon!
He was told Anakin: What you focus on becomes your reality..

So be mindful of what you focus on..
If you focus only on what is on the outside..
You will have fallen into the mind tricks of the Siths..
And soon you will think and behave like them..
YOu too will create disturbances in the Force, instead of restoring Peace..

Remember your Jedi Code..
Let it guide you well with its noble goals of Peace, Mercy, Unity..
Strengthen your mind with quiet meditation and silent contemplation..
It does well to study one's behaviour and the behaviour of the Siths..
We are not much different..
The only difference is we use mind tricks for the good of life
And not for the destruction of life..

May the Force be with all!