October 2009
"Sometimes" by David Budbill
Sometimes when day after day we have cloudless blue skies, warm temperatures, colorful trees and brilliant sun, when it seems like all this will go on forever, when I harvest vegetables from the garden all day, then drink tea and doze in the late afternoon sun, and in the evening one night make pickled beets and green tomato chutney, the next red tomato chutney, and the day after that pick the...
What's In The Temple? by Tom Barrett
In the quiet spaces of my mind a thought lies still, but ready to spring. It begs me to open the door so it can walk about. The poets speak in obscure terms pointing madly at the unsayable. The sages say nothing, but walk ahead patting their thigh calling for us to follow. The monk sits pen in hand poised to explain the cloud of unknowing. The seeker seeks, just around the corner from the truth....
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke
You Dare from "Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper" by SARK
YOU DARE -To Fill the world with your enthusiasm, perspective and experiences -To Be seen and known -To Be read by others and judged -Not To let judgment interfere -To Practice detaching from “What People Think” and turn squarely and fully towards what YOU think -To Be empty and fill your own well over and over again -to Have a writing life! YOU DARE -To Dance with distractions and...
“The more aware I remain about what my brain is saying and how those thoughts...”
– from “My Stroke of Insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D.
How to Climb a Mountain
Make no mistake. This will be an exercise in staying vertical. Yes, there will be a view, later, a wide swath of open sky, but in the meantime: tree and stone. If you’re lucky, a hawk will coast overhead, scanning the forest floor. If you’re lucky, a set of wildflowers will keep you cheerful. Mostly, though, a steady sweat, your heart fluttering indelicately, a solid ache perforating your calves....
