A collection of introspective aphorisms on the usual dichotomies and challenges of life and thought including observations on mind versus heart, meaning and absurdity, faith and doubt, knowledge, reason, mathematics, philosophy, art, beauty, chaos, freedom, the folly of wisdom, and more.A collection of haiku-like poems with classical zen themes on nature, solitude, detachment, impermanence, simplicity, human nature, and sympathetic joy, sorrow, and folly.A few longer form poems and by-products.Thank you for trying my book and I hope you will enjoy my effort to bring something well-thought and well-made to these genres.