October Gatha
Walking in Forest Park I vow with all beings To be a friendly neighbor To the egrets, ducks, and geese
Category: Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris
The First Stone
He who is without sin, let him throw the first stone Let him drop the first canisters of napalm Let him rain down white prosperous on those under ten years of age Let him justify…
Minutes, from the Vietnamese
Every minute you practice will build and strengthen this energy in you. —Thích Nhất Hạnh One minute of life is one minute to serve the revolution. —Đặng Thùy Trâm
Ephemera
You read these few lines On October 3, 2014 For a few seconds of your one and only precious life In an hour you probably won’t remember these lines In a month you likely won’t…
Time To Get down to Business
“I always knew you were majnoon.” “I never denied it.” “But this time you’ve gone too far.” “It makes perfect sense to me!” “You want to learn…” “Judge ye not!” “You want to learn Korean,…
How To Give Compliments
It’s easy Pay attention Notice little particulars about a person Exactly not the kind of thing that would be announced with fanfare on Facebook It could be her subtle flair for fashion, having a periwinkle…
I Do Think That They Will Sing To Me
A friend loaned me a scanner I’ve thousands of photos in basement from decades ago Do I dare disturb the universe? Yes
Written on the Back Side of Ginsberg’s “Why I Meditate”
for Bella Levenshteyn There are 10,000 reasons to meditate (at least) There are 10,000 beings to save (for starters) There are 10,000 demented states of consciousness to purify (carpe diem) There are 10,000 dreams to…
Give, Give, and Give Some More
Give away career advice Give dropping-out-of-grad-school encouragement Give reminders of the lojong slogans (“Don’t ponder others”) Give away Harold Bloom’s Western Canon reading list Give a 9 by 12 b/w photo by M. Puleo Give…
In Demand
A friend told me She went to her branch library Disappointed to find out Dead Poets Society‘s 10 copies Have 135 holds on them