the rocks & tall grass of your body

QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, 1931, Marjorie Miller Estes

“The earth is my body,” you say

You reach down to touch the land

And it is your own body that you feel there

rocky, covered with tall grass

Sunlight is the smiling face of life, especially just at the moment when life begins a new day. Is it unusual for a man to be in love with the universe, just as it is? It shouldn't be. Here is the water, the air, and the earth. Here is the corner where I can pray. A new day, the sunlight joyously returns; the sparrow in the jasmine watches.

You are the earth
And the earth is you
And this is a good thing

What time is it

You are the sky
And the sky is you
Also a good thing

What time is it

And you are the river
And friend, the river is you
There is a pattern here

Now what will you do
With your limited time here
Earth sky river human

Also
Also
Also
Wake up

The three messages.

Beneath this flesh, a message flows with the blood
'Be kind'

And from the heart, another message, "No" it says, be even more kind than that

And from the head, still more - the kindness needed in this life
Is almost beyond the reach of comprehension

Three messages, now they are yours
Go

Language is wealth, it's true

My socks may be wearing thin

Yes, a toe sticks through

But these poems are in the bank

The rich, rich poet

There are signs… if you look for them. Species of creatures dying out, a rising sea, a smaller arctic. A feeling of dread on the population, people moving on in fear and desperation. And the answer? It isn’t ‘better politics.' The answer is in our hearts, in our spirits. We need silence. We need emptiness. Friend, what we need is... less.

James Lee Jobe

Joe Pulliam

Do not try to become anything.

Do not make yourself into anything.

Do not be a mediator.

Do not become enlightened.

When you sit, let it be.

When you walk, let it be.

Grasp at nothing.

Resist nothing.

Ajahn Chah

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. 

Gautama Buddha

If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again!

Stan Laurel

Sophie Aghajanian

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