Category: Art
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Desert Home – Early Morning
Desert Home – Early Morning Ceiling-fan lazilySpinning round and roundWafts a gentle breezeWith little-to-no soundStick-fan in the cornerWhirring awayAir currents pulseAs it oscillatesTo and fro and finallyBack this way Opened the doorsAt sunriseBefore the morningTemperatures riseFor another day with theHouse buttoned upThe cooling AC way It’s to be anotherThree-digit dayThe Fahrenheit scale says “But it’s…
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Memoir Addendum – Critical Shiai
This account is the result of one of my journal prompts to tell a story that I haven’t previously but want to remember. Critical Shiai Back in ’65, I was participating in a local shiai. There were 2 or 3 clubs participating. The shiai (matches) were being held in our club dojo at the YMCA.…
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Love Romantic and True
This may be difficult for true beleivers in soul-mated, true love to read. The divorce rate for first marriages in the US is 40-50%. Not an encouraging statistic for those who believe in romantic and ‘true love’. The universe doesn’t suffer fools gently… But then, it’s only my humble opinion, based on the experiences of…
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Memoir Addendum – Push-hand or Sticky-hands
Push-hands or Sticky-hands One of the interesting practices I’ve picked up over my many years of martial arts training is ‘push-hands’ from the Shaolin perspective or ‘sticky-hands’ as seen from the Wudang perspective. I found the practice useful in my other martial arts as well, facilitating my manipulation of energy for techniques in Judo, Aikido,…
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Simplicity
Simplicity A majority ofHuman mindsSeem toCraves itOccum’s razorAnd such But all isn’tAs simple as anOn/Off switchWhere water orElectrons flowOr notWhere brainwavesFlow or notOne is breathingOr notWhere one is aliveOr not Do you wantThis person toRepresent youYes or noPresupposes aHierarchy ofPrioritiesEconomicPhilosophicCivicBoiled down toYes or no But most ofLife’s decisions andCommunications areNot simpleAnything but So, the craving…
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Dreams
Dreams There are dreamsAnd there are dreamsDepending on your definition Some call aspirations, creative goalsPhysical, mental, social, economicDreams, but really, only remote possibilities Then there are the Sandman dreamsThe subconscious cleansing ofThe brain, while in sleep-mode The dust devil cleansingLand of Morpheus dreamsAre more preferable to me than The waking nightmare we inhabit dailyWhile climate,…
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Perception
Perception All sentience reliesOn perceptions forSurvival But in the case of humansIt’s mostly mis-perceptionsEven to those from the sameFamilies and communities There are theUnconsciousAssumptionsPrejudicesAnd fantasiesBased on the ‘invisible’HormonesPheromones And let’s not forgetIndoctrination andConditioning Even with millions ofDictionaries and thesauriHumans mis-perceiveMore often than notBoth intentionallyAnd not. The thread of human historySeems a continuousStitching of mis-perceptionsSince our…
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Hey, Diddle, Diddle
Hey, diddle, diddleThe cat and fiddle… So did the cat, the cow, or the little dog run away with the spoon? I guess you’ll have to recite the whole nursery rhyme to remember…; -) –LE – 6/23/25
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Memoir Addendum – On Listening
When I try to explain this to people, they usually don’t listen, and I suspect, don’t really care. They are more interested in bulldozing their own personal perspectives through, looking for acquiescence, and not interested in anything that might differ. On Listening And Hopefully Understanding There’s a trick to audio learning. I didn’t invent it,…
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My Favorite Music
My Favorite Music Bass lines that rumble theDeep foundations of my beingWith highs like butterflies on the wingCause a fundamental shiftIn awareness Some inspires dancing spontaneousLike no one’s watchingOr deep contemplation ofHamonics and overtonesAnd some’s just for Relaxing, meditating And yes, there’s room forHeadbangingIf you’re really in the moodWords may give someSpecial meanings But are…
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