Homecoming
Where was Tao while I was gone? Wasn’t I following it where I went? Do you […]
Constancy
Clear sunlight on falling snow; fire and ice. Bare boned trees stark to the horizon, Cold […]
travel
Body is the tabernacle. Traveling one thousand miles, The gods are still in place. The body […]
Confidence
Confidence — Ellen F. McCormick Martens Truth perceived gives assurance. Skill yields self-reliance. With courage, we […]
Accuracy
Make every move count. Pick your target and hit it. Perfect concentration means Effortless flowing. A […]
Funeral
Hearse of weathered black enamel. Undertakers fingering cigarettes. Family, some crying, some bored, Some only thinking […]
Longevity
Contemplate in the morning. Pull weeds in the afternoon. The joys and labor of a single […]
Disengagement
Wearily I open my prayer book, Sepia photograph of sage on amber page, Flaming raven Sanskrit, […]
Interpretation
The sage whose words are ambiguous you call great. Those who advocate discipline you shun. With […]
Intellect
Scholars, drunk on words and obscure meanings, Weave a tangled web of concordances. Simple practice never […]