Tag: Ink
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Understanding The Universe
Or Universal Understanding, perhaps? Understanding The Universe No human mind can comprehendin all its complexitiesthe entirety of reality Even our tinyremote sectionin this far flung arm ofour relatively smallMilkyway is bekyondour ken And thenthere’s that quantum‘subgum’ If you think youunderstand the ‘subgum’then you don’tto paraphraseFeynman Add it all up andwhat do we find No ‘human’…
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Minimalism
Minimalism the lessons of my lifelearned over years ofmore or lessunrelenting strifepoint to conclusionsmany won’t ordon’t like less is moreand all too oftenmore is lesssounds contradictoryI know it took me most ofa lifetime to digest the simpler a motionsay, in self-defensethe more likely itmeets with success the less clutter (things)one has accumulatedyou know…toys, tools, utensilsmagazines,…
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Last Sunday Morning Ride Of October
Last Sunday Morning Ride Of October Rode out solo on this chilly morningFingerless riding gloves left fingerschilled to the bone In the darker shadowsthought I’d see my breath in the airbut it wasn’t there Lightly marbled skyFeather-light brushstokesto the northern horizon Sol’s QR codesseared into the pathand the Barrio’s walls Rode the Julian Wash Greenwayto…
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Shadow Of Time
Shadow Of Time Time casts its shadowover every surfacenook and cranny ofbody and mind Shrouds all lifeIn chaos and strife But sometimes incompanionablewarmthlets friends andlovers thrivefor a time A deceptive winkagainst the harshnessof the future’stoo bright lightwhile looking backto distill truth fromthe hiddendark placesthe past always hides Time’s shadowsmix in the mindcorrupting analysiscertainty and evenrecent…
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Destiny Maybe
Destiny Maybe Can’t seem to carry a tuneWhile tapping outCounterpoint rhythmsAnd chords on myOut of tune guitarSo easily doneIn years gone byYouthful memories Very difficultWhile fighting theInevitableEncroachingTide of decline andSenility Is it better to wageA losing battleOr allow oneselfTo flounder Does it really matterWhen society’sFoundationsHave devolvedWorm-riddenCaricaturesDissolving underOur feet Of value toNo oneOrDestinyMaybe –LE – 9/20/25
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Broke the Bank Agian
Broke the Bank Again Broke the bank last timeThey want to do it againBankrupt next gen’s hopes A mean dirty trickDeceit, November repeatStick it to our kids And generations unbornKeep them wage-slavingIn debt forever –LE – 9/9/25
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Another Loop Morning
Another Tucson Loop Morning Another bright Sum…Sum…Summertime-blues skyA light headwind riding southOn the interminable incline But Nice tailwind and comfortableDecline heading back north The southern mountainsSilhouetted in misty blueWhile the Three Sisters peaksStand stark in the morning sunOff in the near western view Not much in the way ofFauna todayA couple of Prairie dogsThe rest…
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Full Of It
Full Of Sh*t You’re full of sh*tI’m full of sh*tWe’re all full of sh*tNot our faultJust a biological factBut, we do our bestTo eliminate itOn a daily shift But, our bodiesAre not the onlySh*t sourcesWithin us There’s also theMental and emotionalCrap in that cesspoolWe call our minds Not our fault, reallyThe ‘quality’ (or lack thereof)Of…
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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 – 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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