Betrayal
Whoever is cruel to their dog betrays an absolute trust.
Whoever is cruel to their dog betrays an absolute trust.
Skeleton Key Pain makes me aware Of my bones waking, waiting For my flesh to rot.
The old man looks back Over all his failures and smiles At his ambition.
Observers A small brown cat and A small white cat watch me Waking up.
Thanksgivings I thank whatever gods may be for the dawn of each new day On our lovely, fragile Earh, For the infinite variety of her people, plants, and other creatures, For music of every glory, From birdsong through whale chanteys To human harmonies and the sounds of silence. I am grateful for the sun, the
The dead are always alive in our minds. Listen to them carefully.
Harmonizing The older we get, the more we should try to live in tune with ourselves.
Cats are the world’s natural Zen masters: they practice do-nothing purrfectly.
There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence Against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together In a little crooked house. – Traditional English rhyme
There was a crooked man And he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence Against a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat Which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together In a little crooked house. – Trad. English Nursery Rhyme