Sunday, August 21, 2011

live and learn

you'd think
I'd know by now. . .
    What?

    lots of stuff
  
zen says I should
    know less and less
each day

the Tao of
    not much

trying to simplify
    in this country
is like trying to
    comb your hair
    in the wind

it should be easy
    but it's not

not only is there lots
    of stuff-
    and things

but lots of emotions
    and ideas and opinions
which need to be cleared
out
of the attic
of the mind

the mind
it is a tricky thing
it locks the door sometimes
the attic door of the mind

sort of like hoarders
only mental
-very mental

and emotions
don't even get me started
with that

where is my zen
the zen of the broom
the sweeping motion
of the truly enlightened
that is what is needed here...



Sunday, August 14, 2011

72 virgins

We are all in this together
Someday
We all will 
die
Why fill this
time 
with hatred and war 
Why not fill it
with
Joy
Why not study 
this
in preparation for 
Living the rest of our days
here
upon the ground 
before we 
learn to fly 
Which we have been promised 
by so many 
great religions 
and the keys to the 
Great Gate
In The Sky 
and 
the 72 Virgins. . . 

It will be so 
MUCH FUN!
We can
make several
softball teams 
Maybe there will be horses 
and we can ride 
in a great group together 
and my favorite horse 
will be there 
-and all the dogs and cats 
(and cars)
I've ever had

Forget the ex-boyfriends
OK?
We're all Virgins 
-by the way-
never knowing heartbreak 
or 
intimidation 
Able to ride 
bareback at a gallop 
through green pastures 
with no 
stinky boys 
throwing rocks
or firecrackers 
No word of maturity 
no babies 
no swelling up 
and giving birth 
HEY
it all ends 
right here 
-a quarter horse 
and 72 girlfriends 
to giggle with
and laugh 
and twitter 
our time 
away