You caught my eye while passing through a crossroads, underneath the shade of broken pine yet holding fast through ages rising straight and staid The sacred place has drawn me many times when seeking clearer ways of finding truths that whisper far from now and call toward later days Long shadow lingers, sunlight hides too… Continue reading Sapling Again
Category: learning
We Know
The Crow knows where each leaf will rest beneath the Moon's unwavering gaze. The Crow knows why the cricket sings, where the bee keeps sleep, how the bat believes. The Crow knows where the rivers crack, where the mountains bow, where the sands float free. The Crow knows where Bear will drown. The Crow knows when Eagle will fall. The Crow knows how Stone will breathe. The Crow knows… Continue reading We Know
West
Toss away your wand and set aside your sword, my friends. Shake off knowledge, and bury dark excretions of your vigilance in the sand. ∞ Remove your metal, your leather, your amulets of gold, my friends. Our helmets now serve as a chalice,filled with sparkling water dancing down through the spout of Infinity. ∞ Now,… Continue reading West
Opening
Nine stars hover in an awkward collection of ambition, strife, anger, ebullience and wanting. Tentative questions reach and reach again for deeper understanding. How lovely do we shine with conscientious humility! Sparks of happy energy burn into tender flesh...unleashing cords of suffering that we'd coiled up neatly for safe keeping in small, dry spaces. We… Continue reading Opening
Two Places
Two places, one a stage and one a garden, both shining light in the circle where shadows show as directed, both inviting action to run through scenes of alternating comedy and tragedy. The Player dances in careful pirouettes for the delight of invisible spectators, while the Hermit hums in the sandy soil shaping… Continue reading Two Places
