The Earth Is An Ordinary Friend
the oughtness of an ant&the secret codes of Hawthorn treesThe way Socrates said yes to the hemlockshe was an ordinary friend. That feelingof being stuckin … Read More “The Earth Is An Ordinary Friend”
The 9th Buddhism & Australia Conference, Perth
Our friends at Buddhism and Australia will be hosting their 9th International Conference from 6 – 8 February 2020 in … Read More “The 9th Buddhism & Australia Conference, Perth”
Sunset Over Henderson Harbor
She handed me the egg sprayed in blooded paint between the bones, slowly and meticulously, even perilously and the egg, … Read More “Sunset Over Henderson Harbor”
Heart Mountain in Wyoming
is confronted by their unfamiliarfaces, mangledlaid bare in the verdant grasslike a falcon devours a field mousebloodon the rust-hued walls of a … Read More “Heart Mountain in Wyoming”
The Unpicked
Dogs piss on lilacs and raisinsdie the death of grapes pickedEverything changes and thoughtsare just sounds, all moving like strings … Read More “The Unpicked”
Caught Between the Hours
Have you looked upat the stars lately? Have you watched the Moon bowor gulp light from her holy grail? Have … Read More “Caught Between the Hours”
Messiahs
Between colors and worlds,as old as fish dying on the hot sands,because the gods are jealous and concernedabout us, we … Read More “Messiahs”
Is This How I Wanted it to Go?
A forest away from the pulsationsof thinking. A forest still as raindrops falling off red pine needles.My ancestors. In this forest.I … Read More “Is This How I Wanted it to Go?”
The Heart is a Constellation
Dying almost assoon as it is bornthe heart danceswith newborn starsa constellation of affairs and a great accidentof the cosmos, ifyou can find it … Read More “The Heart is a Constellation”
Louise Erdrich’s “LaRose”: Lessons on Suffering, Healing and Impermanence
When Landreaux Iron accidentally shoots his best friend Peter’s son during the hunting season, the lives of the two families … Read More “Louise Erdrich’s “LaRose”: Lessons on Suffering, Healing and Impermanence”