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1 hour ago, BigSkyDiamond said:

 

pops needle in arm

of chair where I sew, peaceful

calm embroidering.

 

 

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calm embroidering

but crotchety while at my

daily crocheting 

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On 6/18/2025 at 12:12 PM, Apech said:


calm embroidering

but crotchety while at my

daily crocheting 
 

 

 

daily crocheting 

clouds knit together, above
dark waters, below

 

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On 23/06/2025 at 8:50 PM, BigSkyDiamond said:

dark waters below,

the deep deep depths ever still, 

only surface churns

Only surface churns

appearing as though layers

meld into more shapes

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3 minutes ago, Thrice Daily said:

Only surface churns

appearing as though layers

meld into more shapes

Meld into more shapes

Everything is emptiness

reverse breathing, golden

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5 hours ago, Thrice Daily said:


Meld into more shapes

Everything is emptiness

reverse breathing, golden
 



reverse breating, golden

living men sit, don't lie down
dead men lie, don't sit

 

(Dead Man's Zazen

生夾坐不臥 While living, one sits up and lies not,

死去臥不坐 When dead, one lies and sits not;

元是臭骨頭 A set of ill-smelling skeleton!

何爲立功課 What is the use of toiling and moiling so?

A gâthâ by Hui-neng, T'an-ching)

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Mark Foote said:


reverse breating, golden

living men sit, don't lie down
dead men lie, don't sit

 



dead men lie, don't sit

have a cup of tea; living...

have a cup of tea

 

 

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16 hours ago, Mark Foote said:



dead men lie, don't sit

have a cup of tea; living...

have a cup of tea

 

 

Have a cup of tea

with my daughter and chess board

losing and winning

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losing and winning,

heron chases off the ducks

i can't stop grinning

 

 

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12 hours ago, BigSkyDiamond said:

losing and winning,

heron chases off the ducks

i can't stop grinning

 

 

I can’t stop grinning 

Crystals sit in my pocket

kings deep in the whole wide world

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On 7/2/2025 at 12:17 AM, Thrice Daily said:

 

I can’t stop grinning 

Crystals sit in my pocket

kings deep in the whole wide world
 

 

 

"kings deep" is just a

tad over five syllables...

whole world, just one place

 

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whole world just one place

plum cuckoo sees, sings, and soars,

chasing cosmic dust

 

 

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On 7/7/2025 at 2:01 AM, BigSkyDiamond said:

whole world just one place

plum cuckoo sees, sings, and soars,

chasing cosmic dust

 

 

chasing cosmic dust

watching captain kangaroo

got nothing to do 

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1 hour ago, Sherman Krebbs said:

 

chasing cosmic dust

watching captain kangaroo

got nothing to do 

 

got nothing to do

nevertheless, the breath moves

with me or without

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be free of it all

the body knows how to breath 

i just let it be. :)
 

 

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