Remembering the Dead/2
Dear Shimmelstoy I was moved by what you mentioned about Joel His is a private commemoration Which for some reason reminds me of Yankev Glatshteyn (If you haven’t read him yet, get’s Fein’s translation In…
Category: No Time for Poetry but Exactly What Is
Cheer Up
Hungry ghosts are everywhere But bodhisattvas are everywhere too Suffering is everywhere But the transnational sangha is everywhere too
Remembering the Dead/1
Dear Bella Levenshteyn I take long walks with Joel in the park The other day he told me about one of his practices Like some of our friends do yoga Others swear by their vipassana…
Postscript
Dear Bella Levenshteyn. I just wrote you a love letter. Stamped and licked the envelope. I loved writing it. Loved thinking about you. Loved thanking you. Love that a pol-sci major has become such a…
Monkey Mind
Dear Bella Levenshteyn Do you ever have one of those days When you swing from wanting One thing to another Days like I seem to have with such frequency I know for sure I’m meshugah…
Present Moment Wonderful Moment
Spent the morning with Thuy Khuu at Café Ventana: Breathing in, I know that life is precious in this moment. Breathing out, I cherish this moment of life. gatha by Thich Nhat Hanh
Her Favorite Photograph
Out of the blue She texted me First, there was a photo: Then Lena Laserstein Wrote underneath it: “My favorite photograph” Being ever so curious I wrote her back: “Why do you like it so?”…
Remember This
Bella Levenshteyn It’s never too late to read Amos To live Amos Here in these United States of Havoc Where we manufacture the bullets & bombs & fighter jets That are distributed all over the…
The Way of the World/2
In 1974 Rabbi Yitz Greenberg averred No statement theological or otherwise Is credible unless it’s credible In the presence of burning children The U.S. government cares passionately Rhetorically about the burning children Victimized by our…
Extra Credit
When you arrive early to the classroom Sit down get settled Turn off your cell phone put it away Take refuge in conscious breathing: “Breathing in, I am calm. Breathing out, I smile.” Look with…