Category Archives: Poetry
This child
This child senses the livingness of all he meets it fills him with wonder at the magic of it all and us at the gleam in his eyes :- Doug.
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First principle:
First principle: What you know beyond knowing is significant. Second principle: That you communicate it is more important. Third principle: It is not communicated until said with loving-kindness. :- Doug.
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Work to the last?
What work do the living have to do to the last? I’m about to find out! :- Doug.
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This crystal moment
I don’t have 20 years guaranteed I only have this crystal moment :- Doug.
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I used to see a path stretching forth
I used to see a path stretching forth Now I see it has for me an end I am unperturbed … Except I must get busy… I am busy Living :- Doug.
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our tears the priming
Into pain’s depths our tears the priming for the cool clear hope :- Doug.
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Aging is no disease
Aging is no disease We older Can grow :- Doug.
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the space of all possibility
To approach no ego, zero, is to enter the space of all possibility :- Doug.
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Things the world wants to do
There are things I want to do There are things the world wants to do We negotiate :- Doug.
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Can we take seriously our grandchildren?
Can we take seriously ourselves, our grandchildren, life, & love? :- Doug.
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& galaxies of boys & girls & fishes & fjords
Tell your grandchildren your story, our story the one story of stardust & galaxies of stars & galaxies of livers, stomachs, & legs & galaxies of boys & girls & fishes & fjords & galaxies still to be birthed :- … Continue reading
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Let our wisdom tell
Let us our wisdom tell Deep and true sounding :- Doug.
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Beyond waiting?
What is going on In eldering? Something beyond waiting? :- Doug.
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Called to go east
The young one is called west The old maybe east :- Doug.
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Growing youthful
Wisdom might be Spirit growing Youthful :- Doug.
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Even if it is never read
Even if it is never read write major poetry the turning of this world needs your push :- Doug.
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never knowing their fathers
Adopted. Orphaned. We think them the only ones never knowing their fathers Many of us will outlive ours having lost our chance to converse :- Doug.
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