Reading at Koloa 06/29/09
I said to God, “Let me love you.”
And He replied, “Which part?”
“All of you, all of you,” I said.
Archive > June 2009
Could You Embrace That?
When I Was the Forest
Reading at Koloa 06/29/09
When I was the stream, when I was the
forest, when I was still the field,
when I was every hoof, foot,
fin and wing, when I
was the sky
itself,
Not Meditating
Reading at Koloa 06/18/09
All attempts to meditate are the abject denial of it…J. Krisnamurti
Sometimes when I sit on the ground
for no reason, bills paid
deadlines met, stomach
neither full nor empty
my quiet spreads and fills me with sky
from brain to big bang
I am the blueprint
a marriage of flesh and sapphire
discovering the open eye
A Good Read
Reading at Koloa, Bodhi Tree and Waimea 06/15,16,17/09
The mirror reveals
A very unique notebook
A cherished volume
That I have chosen to journal in
Today
A Cherokee Grandfather
Reading Waimea- 06/13/09
An old Cherokee Indian was teaching his grandchildren about life.
TILLICHO LAKE
Reading at Koloa practice 6/08/09
In this high place
it is as simple as this,
leave everything you know behind.
Step toward the cold surface,
say the old prayer of rough love
and open both arms.
Those who come with empty hands
will stare into the lake astonished,
there, in the cold light
reflecting pure snow,
the true shape of your own [...]
Layers
Reading — Koloa 06/08/09
I have walked though many lives
Some of them my own,
And I am not who I was,
YOUR PLAYMATES
Reading at Waimea 06/06/09
I was born for you;
what do you want of me, dear?
Look at all that has come from your wish:
the forests, the streams, the mountains
the fields, every creature:
are these not your playmates?
Do we give you comfort, God,
in Eternity?
We were born for You; don’t be shy. Beloved.
Just tell us what You want
but in a [...]
