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Journey to the West
Mountains cloaked in cloud Road stretched to the horizon Silence then thunder Dark…alone…running Sailing a jet-black river Timeless history Spring dust blocking sun Night shifts into muddy day Journey to the west
Tagged with: change, desert road, Haiku, history, journey, journey to the west, pathway, route 66, self, solitude, sprin, storm clouds, the future, the past
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Walk in Peace
On March 19 of this year, Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church passed from this turning of the wheel to the next. Passing away at 84, Phelps left behind a legacy of hate and divisiveness. In some aspects, this…
Japanese Garden-Hermann Park, Houston Texas
I rarely do a second report on any of the locations presented here at the Retreat. This is a special occasion. While Hermann Park in Houston Texas was highlighted months ago because a Retreat member was moving to Houston, I…
Tagged with: azalea, Chiba, community, Daimyo Style, harmony, Hermann Park, Houston, Japanese Garden, Ken Nakajima, literati, nature, pathway, peace, shrine, simplicity, squirrel, strolling garden, tea house, Terunobu Nakai, Texas, trees, walking meditaition, water
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Nutkin and Night Owls
Rain falls in the East, Flowers blooming pink and white. Nutkin grabs and runs.
Celebrating Memory
Death is part of the cycle of nature. Without death, there is no chance of rebirth and life becomes locked in stasis, unable to change and move on. We as humans often overlook this fact and sink further into a…
Tagged with: cycle, cycle of life, death, emotions, grief, journey, joy, life, light of life, memory, mourning, pathway, reflection, twilight of life.
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
The Face of the Divine
Many look for the face of the Holy and hope to find a visage similar to their own. Religious iconography shows a multitude of different modes of the divine throughout history. The path we walk sometimes dictates (not always by…
Tagged with: comfort, community, contextual presence, Creation, Divine, emotions, Face of the Divine, God, growth, Holy, journey, pathway, reflection, self, spiritual family, strength, understanding, unique, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Standing in the Middle
There is an old expression that says “Weep for the Future”. Why? The future is mutable and unwritten. While cause may follow effect, thousands of tiny variable and choices make it mystery from moment to moment. Not so the past…