Please Call Me by My True NamesDon’t say that I will depart tomorrow–even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing in my new nest, to be a caterpillar in the heartContinue reading “A Poem by Thich Nhat Hanh…”
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A poem about something…
Open-Closed; Inside-Outside I yelled at someone recently. Yes. It is true, as odd as it may seem. I used my outside voice. Inside. Told him to shut the fuck up. Seriously. Which closed the door to my heart. To compassion. This hurt him, no doubt. But also me. And others as well. Viewing life withContinue reading “A poem about something…”
A poem and a picture…
Awaken Sometimes, when I think everything is going along as planned, it’s not. Sometimes, when I feel I’m becoming more self-aware, I’m not. It’s self-righteousness. Sometimes, I forget to feel. To really feel. To look around. To look at what’s right in front of me. Sometimes, when things are going smoothly there is roughness ahead.Continue reading “A poem and a picture…”
A poem about eating popcorn…
Eating Popcorn in the East Village Drinking beer in a small East Village bar I met an attorney From Australia An Australian esquire Emma That was her name She seemed sad and arrogant at the same time They are one-in-the-same, I suppose Then I left After too much beer I needed to pee Then IContinue reading “A poem about eating popcorn…”
Urban Simplicty 