Posted on February 3, 2019, in Poetry and tagged Danger, Life, Social commentary, The future. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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“You should stop words and letters, and learn to withdraw and reflect on yourself. When you do so, your body and mind will naturally fall away, and your original Buddha nature will appear.” – Dogen.
Now, where can I find . . . ?
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Stacked in the back room
Filed but not forgotten
Admissions of a structure junky
Stringy theories . . .
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Varying Vistas
Much storm on the horizon I think
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I fear you may be right.
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I’m taking the edge off of this thought by listening to Miles Davis – Bitches Brew. Power of suggestion?
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Of course there are those who believe there is no such thing as coincidence. 🙂
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a prophecy like the one in The Second Coming by Yeats?
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Poets are an important part of the world’s nervous system, sensing and announcing important changes and dangers.
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I’d do a smiley face, but I don’t know how.
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But you do now. 😉
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Well expressed alert, Ben. I’ve been feeling this danger too….makes it hard to write anything.
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At times I find it a source of inspiration.
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