the three joys

the three joys

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the joy of emptiness-
for you can be fulfilled
the joy of failure-
for you can succeed again
life provides many chances
you will be surprised
just accept them,
the joy of breath-
for you are alive
and your voice
is carried
into your love’s ear
and so to the last wall
falls
before a kiss-
so is joy
upon your lips.

notes… so those who might not know, I am a primal writer mostly, I just write and post, in real life I am a tech nerd, this is just my art, love it or leave it, I post for me and by chance some people dig it, so be it… not dismissive, I do appreciate your views, comments and likes… but I would be doing this in the wilderness screaming from a mountain if I could do that cool Ricola thing…

Shake-me-ku times

Shake-me-ku times

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the clouds took no note
as humans clutched at their pearls
all while the ground shook

shake rattle and roll
in the moment unaware
the ground, she rumbles

so we had a little royal rumble here, nothing I have experienced in my life, for once California was laughing at us… tough NYers and NJers… hah… shake them up for 15 sec and watch them lose their minds… I might imagine the reaction… it was a strange sensation, I must admit I thought it was just a semi parking to close to the building at first. So… somehow I survived the terrible ride… and here I am on the other side… earthquake badge stoutly sewn on my exterior, now I go about the daily business reminded with just a subtle tap on the shoulder, should she choose to end it… mother nature… well, so she shall have our heads, and there is nothing we can do… but smile and be glad… that this was not that day.

and there has been rain…

and there has been rain…

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and so the rain for days
for sleep I may come and lay
upon my bed ridden with neglect
for no sun is seen
cruel nimbus clouds that steal these hours
and the darkness then with swift devour
for memory serves the rites of spring
I must remember the way
the gate
the path
on that will be another end
where all the rain will dry
and the grasses will bend, upwards, again
and my heart will sing
and fill with the songs of birds
as equally gladness fills the air and will intoxicate my mind with wings

a question of life…

a question of life…

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am I the greed?
am I the rot?
to what end do I benefit man from my existence?

I am not an evil man
not a bane soul…
but what rights do I have
against those who live ‘rightly’
I do not offend god
I do not spite god
but I am far from the worst
but far from the best.

so what then
do I do
or how should I think.
but it does not matter really
I wish it did..

but in a few decades time
as surely as it began
my time will end.

mirror (and that apple thing)

mirror (and that apple thing)

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a fat happy adam
sits in the shadow
under that tree
munching on apples- constantly;
drunk on knowledge
in a few moments of clarity
he thinks, aloud-
“this is all because of she”
when no doubt
the temptation was takin in
by purely the choice of he.

the vessel is not yours to decry
if you empty the contents
with thine own hands.
the delivery, the deliverer, no matter-
your weakness is in your own hands
that is the true knowledge
of that bite
from that tree
serpent’s tongue or none.

Notes: this is one that literally came to me whole in my mind as I was driving (which happens often, not so much lately but is part of the arrows in my quiver usually). In my head I have that famous pic of adam touching god’s hand on the Sistine Chapel but that same Adam fat and lazy propped up against the tree of knowledge in the garden of “non knowledge” … I mean, because if there is a tree of knowledge isn’t the Garden of Eden really the Garden of Ignorance… or at best Innocence/Virginity? Just throwing that thought out there… your thoughts?

obligatory spring post…

obligatory spring post…

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under the flight of a rasp
long slumber somber days have reigned,
for a sun is on the ascent,
returning from southern lands,
to shepherd the very dirt to bounty
anxious cherry blossoms show their hand
mischive-ous ramps pop up like bails of hair a on newborn head
cold fingers still linger with loosened lock in this air
the rains have will to bring
a clock’s time set by her hand
-spring.

take the time.

take the time.

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my current obsession, and I don’t mind calling it that, is finding beauty wherever it may be… why? good question. because sure, there are awful things in this world and a realist like myself can not just simply ignore them… but like a good meal all the ingredients count toward the end product, if you immerse yourself in only one side you are going to have a loss of balance. it is good to seek out the light and beautiful, even if for a minute. Try this… open up whatever maps app your phone (or computer) has… search for parks nearby… you might be surprised… or just find one on your way home from work… find a stream, a pond, an unnamed brook… take a minute to listen, even in the dead of winter… I haven’t posted these pics on my facebook page yet but this is where I was today for under an hour… and guess what, if I panned left you would see houses just a few hundred yards away… Goffle Brook in Hawthorne NJ

if you want to see videos of all the locations I visit across (mostly) New Jersey… (my you tube for such things)