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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To discover the wisdom of the "Now" is to awaken. To walk in it is to embrace life at its fullest.
Inside a Polyhedron
A diamond pyramid
Peaks the instant light
Triangulates the mirrors.
Its sharp horizons
Slice as through a lifeline
Of drizzle when they are touched.
*
What grow here are particles
That dream of being
Faster than light to bend time.
Notice how the hair uncurls
Peapods in a bean,
Ready to droop off the tongue.
*
Between these crosshairs of light
Multiples divide
Droplets of silver and gold.
Each flicker trips the breaker
And flashes once, quick
Signals with no trace behind.
*
Here the number of glass planes,
Angled for the sun,
Focus mercurial warmth.
The fly has a thousand eyes,
Nervous tics of doubt
From multiple perspectives.
*
Or can a sea-saw balance
On several tips
Without having to choose one?
To break through this would require
Contrapuntal worlds
From alternate paradigms.
*
Ecco-sketch a cloud, digits
Mapping all the curves,
To capture refracting fog.
Each snap can trap what has passed
But cannot hold on.
The nub smolders wistfully.
*
The sphere promises circles,
Continuity of
Families coming back home.
But shelters from twilight swell
Calm bewilderment
By counting random fireflies.
{Disposable Poem September 24, 2011]
Dr. Mike
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