notes from baja – east cape
March 13 – March 20, 2008 Baja California Sur • Santiago, on the Tropic of Cancer. Palomar restaurant, Canadian couple from the Okanogan. Man was very negative about Canada’s “communism,” inflaming Sam. They were...
Author: Catherine
when the poet must choose
Comes a time when the poet must choose: either to step deep in the stream of his people, history, tradition, folding and folding himself in wealth of persons and pasts; philosophy, humanity, to become...
rainy morning
waking early bed thoughts— death will come to loved ones waking later bed thoughts— measuring water, measuring rice
competition
Key to evolution adaptability: the organism alters itself rather than continue fruitless competition. (p. 35) And now there are too many human beings. Let’s be animals or buddhas instead. (p. 36) from Earth House...
bird imagery underfoot
…otherworldly hats and crowns along with strange clothing and bird imagery seen underfoot myriad interesting animals used as mounts … yak, otter, cuckoo bird, water beasts “Initiation cards” described in Rubin Museum exhibition “Bon:...