Passing thought …

I no longer call this meditation. Sitting here out in the arbor at the end of the garden.

From my journal — June 5th

An extract from today apropos nothing …

Gratitude … [what am I grateful for right now]

• birdsong; it lightens my heart always
• the sigh of a good dog
• clean linen sheets
• strong, bitter, coffee; hot and black.

Morning sitting is over.

Hope you have a lovely day.

REBLOG: A Poem From 2084 – Frank Solanki

Thank you Frank. This is a poke for those of us still not awake to the reality we are leaving our children and their children.

It’s not the politicians who will determine the end. It is us. You and I. Each of us are jointly and severally responsible. Our actions, each and every one, each and every day; there’s what will determine the fate awaiting our children.

I’ll leave the stage here to Frank now.

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Frank Solanki

The world is getting hotter and
The sun burns with a rage
My dad claims it’s a punishment
To live in this day and age

I suffer my ancestors’ past
Who left this world a mess
Waved red flags but reveled
Momentarily nevertheless

They wore face-masks I am told
For a brief period or so
Found it highly inconvenient
To inhale or to blow

I wonder how those folks would have
Survived in this atrocity
When we dare not step outside
Without a full-body PPE

Well I guess what’s done is done
Who is and is not to blame
Now that no new child is born
We’ll be the last to play this game

Shoutout to my friend, Tony T (@sonofgod) for his generous support for my writing. Do check out his blog (tltatemakeover.com).

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Just a thought inside …

I’ve come to know 
There is a moment
At a poem’s end
When the poet
Lights a mental cigarette
And lies there smug
All warm inside.

Classic Corner: From here I see …

This post came-up today in conversation and I thought I would re-share it. Call it Classic Corner if you like. If it’s good enough for Telly, it’s good enough for me.

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Homelessness is being — or has been depending on when you read this— criminalised by the Conservative government, spurred on by an increasingly right-wing leaning society. Where does that road lead?

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New book Tuesday

So this just arrived.
Can’t wait to get stuck in.

I only just stumbled on her writings, but Marie Howe has a way with words.

Continuous impermanence

When a boat leaves the water, there is no hole left behind; so our footsteps leave no trace. Pass this way lightly, with love, as if you will never see it again,

Earth Day Blues …

Capitalism: the manifesto for mans’ inhumanity to man

Hoomans!?

That’s four human beings folks. Just like you or I. Same hopes and fears.

From here I see …

Homelessness is being — or has been depending on when you read this— criminalised by the Conservative government, spurred on by an increasingly right-wing leaning society. Where does that road lead?