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“We are just a few atoms
In the vast universe, stardust,
Yet who can measure the sum
Of two lovers and what's between us”
― Senses
In the vast universe, stardust,
Yet who can measure the sum
Of two lovers and what's between us”
― Senses
“All of Her
She shows me all of her insecure places
And I kiss them until she knows
They are beautiful. No dark places
To hide in which love
Doesn't shower her with acceptance.”
― Senses
She shows me all of her insecure places
And I kiss them until she knows
They are beautiful. No dark places
To hide in which love
Doesn't shower her with acceptance.”
― Senses
“Easter Contemplations
It does not concern me
If this life is all I have.
I do not need a resurrection
Or reincarnation
Or to live with the gods.
It is enough to live
With you here
In the days of your presence.
When my breathes
Are complete,
Lay me by your side
In the dust.
As in life, so in death.
Let us become one
With each other again.”
― Journey
It does not concern me
If this life is all I have.
I do not need a resurrection
Or reincarnation
Or to live with the gods.
It is enough to live
With you here
In the days of your presence.
When my breathes
Are complete,
Lay me by your side
In the dust.
As in life, so in death.
Let us become one
With each other again.”
― Journey
“It’s the simple things in your life that make up the bulk of it. The mundane is where we live and we end up missing most of it. We find it again in the silence and in attention of everyday life.”
― 17: Haiku Poems
― 17: Haiku Poems
“Standing at the edge of my fears
And contemplating them
Is a healthy exercise.
The extent of the boundaries
Of who I believe myself to be.
What is in question as I stand
Safely at the border of myself
And think of leaping
Or continuing on?
What happens when I walk
To the extent of "I"
And then keep walking?
Who am I then?”
― Senses
And contemplating them
Is a healthy exercise.
The extent of the boundaries
Of who I believe myself to be.
What is in question as I stand
Safely at the border of myself
And think of leaping
Or continuing on?
What happens when I walk
To the extent of "I"
And then keep walking?
Who am I then?”
― Senses
“The Poem About Taking out the Trash
In the vast emptiness of darkness,
Stars are being born and are burning out;
Galaxies expand, into what I have no idea,
And dark matter fills the infinite space
That has no bounds and no limits.
In the middle of all this, I stand
In a single moment and know how small I am.
A group of atoms, the size of nothing in comparison.
I am the observer of the play on a tiny stage.
The onlooker who watches the painting
Of a picture that few stop to see.
The listener of a song where I hear only a fraction
Of a fraction of a note in a song that will be forever sung
And that has been being sung for eternity upon eternity,
Before I knew breath and sound.
I am but dust, stardust, a breath of a life, smoke
Rising into oblivion, here then gone as quickly.
Under all of this, I take out the trash.”
― Senses
In the vast emptiness of darkness,
Stars are being born and are burning out;
Galaxies expand, into what I have no idea,
And dark matter fills the infinite space
That has no bounds and no limits.
In the middle of all this, I stand
In a single moment and know how small I am.
A group of atoms, the size of nothing in comparison.
I am the observer of the play on a tiny stage.
The onlooker who watches the painting
Of a picture that few stop to see.
The listener of a song where I hear only a fraction
Of a fraction of a note in a song that will be forever sung
And that has been being sung for eternity upon eternity,
Before I knew breath and sound.
I am but dust, stardust, a breath of a life, smoke
Rising into oblivion, here then gone as quickly.
Under all of this, I take out the trash.”
― Senses
“My past is being burnt down
I've shown you the ash
Is it me, or are we more than just friends now?
I have to ask.”
― Senses
I've shown you the ash
Is it me, or are we more than just friends now?
I have to ask.”
― Senses
“I once took all my journals
from 3 years and burned them
in a fire. Alone,
watching the past disintegrate
reminded me of life and time. The present
is all I had. Time slowly burning
away each moment.”
― Journey
from 3 years and burned them
in a fire. Alone,
watching the past disintegrate
reminded me of life and time. The present
is all I had. Time slowly burning
away each moment.”
― Journey
“Most of my opinions are not as informed and well rounded as I would like. I have to be humble enough to accept that I don’t know enough. If my goal is to understand something true, then being challenged is a good thing. We need to be challenged occasionally and to get out of the echo chamber that is your own philosophical group or your own confirmation biased mind. The alternative is to only be able to hear one narrative and for those who oppose that narrative to be silenced, or to have uncivil debate by two polar opposite opinions. Truth is usually found to be hidden in a field of nuance and, as Albert Maysles said, “Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance.”
― Legacy
― Legacy
“It takes me living an intentional, mindful, and quiet life to hear or see what’s here. Great art doesn’t necessarily create something new, it helps you appreciate what’s already here.”
― 17: Haiku Poems
― 17: Haiku Poems
“The Accounting of Love and Hospitality -
Sermon on the Account
Do enough for others that it's impossible
For them to keep accounts
Of what they owe you
Or what you've done.
Lose the account yourself,
Expect nothing in return.
Make a habit of giving things away.
Pay for other people's meal,
Friends and strangers.
Keep no accounts on that either.
Take what is offered to you,
But expect or demand nothing.
Tell the people in your life
That you appreciate them
As often as you can.
There may be a day when you can't.
Tell your kids and spouse that you love them,
Often and every night.
Remind yourself
What it is you love about them.
Look for ways to be kind and helpful,
There are plenty to find.
Do things without telling others
You've done them.
Don't even remind yourself.
Do acts of kindness, then let them go.
Live a life without clinging to expectations
About who you should be.
Your friends and family will change,
Everything does, you will.
Life has a lot of additions and subtraction;
Change is inevitable.
Spend time mindfully changing yourself
Towards kindness and patience.
At the end of your life,
Which could be any moment,
Let the ones that knew you
Have lived a better life because you were there.
Let your accounts be settled
And forgive other people's.”
―
Sermon on the Account
Do enough for others that it's impossible
For them to keep accounts
Of what they owe you
Or what you've done.
Lose the account yourself,
Expect nothing in return.
Make a habit of giving things away.
Pay for other people's meal,
Friends and strangers.
Keep no accounts on that either.
Take what is offered to you,
But expect or demand nothing.
Tell the people in your life
That you appreciate them
As often as you can.
There may be a day when you can't.
Tell your kids and spouse that you love them,
Often and every night.
Remind yourself
What it is you love about them.
Look for ways to be kind and helpful,
There are plenty to find.
Do things without telling others
You've done them.
Don't even remind yourself.
Do acts of kindness, then let them go.
Live a life without clinging to expectations
About who you should be.
Your friends and family will change,
Everything does, you will.
Life has a lot of additions and subtraction;
Change is inevitable.
Spend time mindfully changing yourself
Towards kindness and patience.
At the end of your life,
Which could be any moment,
Let the ones that knew you
Have lived a better life because you were there.
Let your accounts be settled
And forgive other people's.”
―
“What is it that is so interesting
about what's happening everywhere else
but where you are?”
― Senses
about what's happening everywhere else
but where you are?”
― Senses
“From this point forth, find me nowhere,
Socially unseen,
Just on the back porch, without a care
And without a screen”
― Senses
Socially unseen,
Just on the back porch, without a care
And without a screen”
― Senses
“Waves wash over her
like the edge of the sea
and the only thing she has left
are the shadows of his memory”
― Hourglass in Grace
like the edge of the sea
and the only thing she has left
are the shadows of his memory”
― Hourglass in Grace
“Morning Meditation
I used to rise early in meditation,
As the ancient saints and mystics,
Looking for peace, bliss, and ecstasy.
Now I awake as the sun rises.
I lie beside her,
Her head and the tops of her shoulders
Revealed from the top of the covers
Where we lay. Her face shines,
As the sun rolls through the bedroom
Curtains and leave her with a mandorla
As if she were the subject of iconography.
I lay in silence as I meditate on the artistry
Of freckles that are perfectly dotted
On her face and shoulders.
I venerate the delicate curvature
Of her lips and nose. Her eyes closed,
Veiled by a composition of lashes
That shroud the green mystery underneath.
As her hair lays dark and graceful
Across the pillows in front of me,
I lay in adoration,
and know there are none like her.
Moses was not even shown God's face,
Yet she has done me one better.”
― Journey
I used to rise early in meditation,
As the ancient saints and mystics,
Looking for peace, bliss, and ecstasy.
Now I awake as the sun rises.
I lie beside her,
Her head and the tops of her shoulders
Revealed from the top of the covers
Where we lay. Her face shines,
As the sun rolls through the bedroom
Curtains and leave her with a mandorla
As if she were the subject of iconography.
I lay in silence as I meditate on the artistry
Of freckles that are perfectly dotted
On her face and shoulders.
I venerate the delicate curvature
Of her lips and nose. Her eyes closed,
Veiled by a composition of lashes
That shroud the green mystery underneath.
As her hair lays dark and graceful
Across the pillows in front of me,
I lay in adoration,
and know there are none like her.
Moses was not even shown God's face,
Yet she has done me one better.”
― Journey
“Be on pilgrimage
To a place that's undefined,
Destinationless”
―
To a place that's undefined,
Destinationless”
―
“At 23, I took the example
Of Moses and Jesus
And went 40 days without food.
In the end, Moses saw his god's glory,
Jesus overcame the devil,
I got a divorce...
...At 33, I've learned it's best to receive life
As It comes, let go of how you think it will go.
Rumi said to die before you die.
If you follow his advice, you will live your life alive,
And when death comes you will recognize him
As someone you've walked with before.”
― Senses
Of Moses and Jesus
And went 40 days without food.
In the end, Moses saw his god's glory,
Jesus overcame the devil,
I got a divorce...
...At 33, I've learned it's best to receive life
As It comes, let go of how you think it will go.
Rumi said to die before you die.
If you follow his advice, you will live your life alive,
And when death comes you will recognize him
As someone you've walked with before.”
― Senses
“Meditation is
The practice of letting go
Of life each moment
Each in breath followed by out,
Receiving life, letting go
Practice letting go,
Then when death knocks on your door
You’ll invite him in”
― 17: Haiku Poems
The practice of letting go
Of life each moment
Each in breath followed by out,
Receiving life, letting go
Practice letting go,
Then when death knocks on your door
You’ll invite him in”
― 17: Haiku Poems
“Be present to the people in front
of you from moment to moment.
Electronics and technology have a
way of clouding our vision for the people
sitting next to us. Uncloud your life, look around.
Be present.”
― Journey
of you from moment to moment.
Electronics and technology have a
way of clouding our vision for the people
sitting next to us. Uncloud your life, look around.
Be present.”
― Journey
“What is your heart worth?
What about your time?
What holds your heart, holds your attention.
What holds your attention, holds your time.
What holds your time, holds your life.
And if it's possessions that holds these things,
It will demand it all.”
― Senses
What about your time?
What holds your heart, holds your attention.
What holds your attention, holds your time.
What holds your time, holds your life.
And if it's possessions that holds these things,
It will demand it all.”
― Senses
“By marriage I am asking you
to help me become a better version
of myself, while still loving me
every moment along the way.
Continuing what you’ve been doing
already and I am vowing
to do the same.”
― Senses
to help me become a better version
of myself, while still loving me
every moment along the way.
Continuing what you’ve been doing
already and I am vowing
to do the same.”
― Senses
“Looking For Gold
I'm looking for the gold in this life
A love so rare
It's doesn't have a price
Not living for the future
No heaven, no hell, no paradise
And I'm giving it all away now,
Cause you can't step
In the same river twice”
― Senses
I'm looking for the gold in this life
A love so rare
It's doesn't have a price
Not living for the future
No heaven, no hell, no paradise
And I'm giving it all away now,
Cause you can't step
In the same river twice”
― Senses
