to grow flowers
have good dirt;
to grow chickens
have good corn;
to grow trees
have good light;
to grow friends
have good heart.


ji bo
2011

what is more zen
than old Chevy pickup truck
weaving down
freeway?


ji bo
2011

recycle

when reaching other shore
remember to recycle
raft.



ji bo
2011

from what
web of light
do words
emerge?



ji bo
2011

to grow garden
think
like carrot.


ji bo
2011

world's big secret exposed -
in 10,000 years
it will still be
today.



ji bo
2011

We are dancing to the edge of life and we now move through the forests of dread and what we fear, really fear, is not some other nation conquering our plains and mountains and deserts, no, no, what we fear is that someone or something will do to us exactly what we have done to the buffalo, and to the mounted warrior on horseback with that lance and bow, what we have done to the rivers and the trees and the fine native grasses that first fell under our footsteps as we ventured into the bewitching and yearning ground.

Charles Bowden

midnight -
mountain road
hook horn moon
sinks
west;
corn rows
headlight shadow.

one minute
from tomorrow.



ji bo
2011

"Science cannot be kept safe from poetry,
the cyclotron must deal with St. Francis and his Little Flowers,
and the wolf cannot escape the force of the lupines blue with spring."

Charles Bowden (Orion, Nov/Dec 2010)

when flying saucer comes
will you
be ready?


ji bo
2011

tinnitus

shreeeeeeeeeee
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ji bo
2011

Outhouse General Principles

away from popular trails
awning
level bench
good view
door latch (if door)
rain proof
fly swatter
reading material
extra TP
relocate
often.

from "the innumerable sayings
of tao jones"

There are no sound reasons to believe we live in a Universe.
It's possible that billions of universes exist (give a take a few).
True believers have nothing to worry about, nor does anyone else.

from "the innumerable sayings
of tao jones."

for all affected by
Japan tsunami -

very sorry;
peace be with you.



ji bo
3-11-11

quote of the day

"Trying to become enlightened is an agenda of the self.
Letting go of that is a major victory over our conditioning."

Chip Hartranft

"This perilous Life is a drop of water,
A hanging raindrop on a lotus leaf;
Soon it falls back in the pond below
And is lost."

Ramayana

"When life gives you potatoes,
make vodka!"

from "the innumerable sayings of
tao jones."

Baba Gitgo arrives at ashram,
says, "How many mantras equal zero?"
top disciple jumps in Ganges River,
sinks to bottom, sees 2,000 fish,
comes to surface and says,
"forget mantras; bring fishing pole!"

Baba Gitgo turns top disciple into frog,
says, "when ego grasps at fish, become one with bait!'

asteroid blues

Astronomers suspect that life appeared on Earth
by way of an asteroid from the far reaches of the galaxy.
So next time a Zen master asks "Where were you before
your parents were born?" - feel free to say "Outer space!"

from the "innumerable sayings of
tao jones."