His China Shop
He wanted to help his father
with clutter, but he would
not be a bull in his father's
china shop. He would honor
his attachments and work
very gently respecting
his father's sovereignty,
his autonomy.
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Peace In The Fields
Yellow peppers
saffron pumpkins
golden pears
purple plums
pinkest peaches
orange persimmons
red pomegranates
greenest peas
Infinite shades
in the rainbow He made
His agriculture ways
are of perfect peace
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May's Hem
By his aura have words incendiary
turned into Cinderella cinders.
By his halo has hatred incensed
become sacred fragrant frankincense.
By his healing touch has
angry mayhem
bloomburst into
flowerfringed May's hem.
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Pastels
Intense are fall's hues
Soft are spring's pastels.
Autumn's orange is specific
Spring'ssweet pinks are pacific.
October's golds are defined
his crimsons confined
while April's soft apricot splashes
are not bound or lined.
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Pax Romana
Tens of thousands crucified... Christians fed to lions...
slavery...gladiators killing each other for public amusement
emperors deifying themselves...a culture of hedonism..
animal sacrifice.. the eating of peacock tongues..
Was the Pax Romana
also a Pox Romana
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Dangerous Occupations
On a list of the most
dangerous occupations
fishing is often first..
Treekilling often
second of the worst.
Included also are soldiering,
mowing and slaugterhouse jobs...
Killing people, animals, fishes,
and plants in violation of dharma
can cause immediate
returns of karma
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Blue Chalk Crosses
A vision of blue chalk crosses
such as at Arlington Cemetery..
scrawled on a blackboard..
they can still be erased..
peace begins with you
peace begins with me
peace in thought word
and deed
in prayers
by hearts freed..
peace at the end of our forks
peace at the end of our tongues
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Career Changing Incident
The policeman helped
arrest a man and put him
in the squad car.
The man's dog, mad with fear,
ran behind the car, mile after
mile. He was hit at an
intersection. Subsequently
he was healed, but the incident
caused the policeman to resign
from a job which did not allow
him his own conscience.
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Rainbow Over The Grand Canyon
Over the concave rivercarved quarry
night arched explosively starry
and then broke magnificent sunrise
Canyon Void and Rain
birthed rainbow surprise
As the sky
covers all of July
so rainbow band
oer all canyon expands
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Footnote
based on dream vision...in which I felt God or God's angel messengers telling me... that nonattachment (the empty canyon) draws miracles.
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Pluck A Plum Where There Is No Tree
PLUCK A PLUM WHERE THERE IS NO TREE
God who freed
from fruit the seed
can pick a pear
from a baby tree.
God who sired
the hallowed fig
does harvest fruit
from a barren sprig.
God made blooms pastel
and bright fruits
and can a kumquat take
from a tree of quince.
Who made Pluto and
the Pleiades
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