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A collection of quotes from Chapter Two: Activating The Genuine of “The Essential Huainanzi” by Liu An. In a dream we become a bird and fly into the sky. In a dream we become a fish and disappear into the deep. When we are dreaming, we do not know it is a dream; only after we “awaken do we realize it is a dream. Only when we have a great awakening do we realize that this present moment is the…
A collection of quotes from Chapter One: Originating In The Way of “The Essential Huainanzi” by Liu An. What we call “no deliberate action” is to not anticipate the activity of things. What we call “nothing left undone” means to adapt to what things have [already] done. What we call “to not govern” means to not change how things are naturally so. What we call “nothing left ungoverned” means to…
The Hangman poem by Marurice Ogden (written in 1951, published in 1954) video by Paul Julian/Les Goldman (1964) From the Internet Archive : Though the poem on which the film is based has Holocaust parallels, the poet, Maurice Ogden, was actually writing about America during the McCarthy era. Ogden was an actor and writer who was denied work and persecuted by the House Un-American Activities…
It should come as no surprise, if one were to review what I have posted here, that I like poetry. Reading it. Writing it. Nearly any style or time. I like the way poetry treats words and phrases and personally wish to be surrounded by more of it. I have some notes that I keep. One was called "Short Poems For Not Poetry People" and the other is "More Short Poems For Not Poetry People". The first…
There's an old man in the foothills Listening to the wind blow With every passing mile He guarded the border Where the folks dress in boots and hats So with thoughts of reincarnation If I keep my hands working Come on winter, find me digging So long, my friend Lord knows I'd be glad to have you Line sources: "Title" (line number) Prairie Evening / Sagebush Waltz (11) Standing Here (2) Corralling…
Well I woke up this mornin', looked outdoors Such a beautiful dream Is it already time I won't get halfway through town On my merry way And if you have a few idle moments And it don't take a genius to see I'm into culture, clean up to my ears I don't hurt at all as far as they can see And way down deep inside me something died Line sources: "Title" (line number) The Chill Of An Early Fall (11)…
I was thinking I might go and see Seattle The place that means so much to me Well, it's been some time Oh, so long Ain't that a bitter pill to taste Shouldn't take this long to say goodbye All those beautiful things That you wanna hold onto Some things are best left alone I don't need to talk But you're making me say things that I've never said before Maybe that's why everybody wants to go Line…
My suggestion is to keep your distance From all this world is throwing at me But you don't understand when I'm attempting to explain You laughed, you cried You wanted the worst It's so easy for your friends to give you their advice But who really cares where we're heading Maybe there's more to life than it seems Went too fast, way too soon Everybody in together now I know more people than ever…
I think I'm aging well But looks can be deceiving Can't take it back once it's been set in motion A lot can change in twenty seconds And you don't seem to notice I've been having fun getting older now And you can give 'em my best, but just know I know we didn't choose to change But maybe that's fine What am I to do? Give me a day or two I started watching And nothing I do goes unseen And it's all…
I arrived at the scene And frankly I found it a little unnerving This is not the right crowd and you know it Did you want to forget about life with me tonite Meditate, play solitaire, take up self-defence You can tell your friends that I don’t make sense You’re like your father You’ve got something to prove I can no longer see Who starts a fire just to let it go out Line sources: "Title" (line…