Pine grows well in the cold. Its needles are so sharp that they'll slice through a tongue if you suckle on any. Its cones are armor-plated armadillos. tasting of bark. Dry pine becomes a fire hazard. It never burns slowly; instead it engulfs everything in one sudden whoosh. While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do.
I grew up in Christian fundamentalism, went to hell, came back, became a Presbyterian then a Buddhist Presbyterian, and now I'm a profane Presbyterian Zen Taoist -- not that I'm into labels or anything. Here's what I've learned so far: The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
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Pine grows well in the cold. Its needles are so sharp that they'll slice through a tongue if you suckle on any. Its cones are armor-plated armadillos. tasting of bark. Dry pine becomes a fire hazard. It never burns slowly; instead it engulfs everything in one sudden whoosh. While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do.
[Disposable Prose May 11, 2010]
Dr, Mike
Aha, Liberation Theology!
Dr. M: The last line is perfect: "While its fresh leaves limn the surface of air with mint, its fumes never do."
RT: Nothing but the best for MY readers.
H. K.
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