Big Dog the Builder

One day, this will be a bicycle shed.

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Meditation

the right breath for the right moment

the banal miracle of waking time

sun from woodpile

dew from the dark

kneading words from confusion

the shape of paint from bluster

flower from loam--

lighting life's candle

glances thickening like honey,

nearing the ledge of knowing

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Song

My heroes are broken, broke
their shadows mix with mine.
Remember us as we first were--

at home before the shadows
the coincidence of accidents
--spread on wide wings of day

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New Friend

In (book-) related news, this reminded us of Jeff VanderMeer/Alex Garland's Annihilation and led to me obsessively asking At where our copy of the Richard Powers book The Overstory went...

Where is it?
Did you find it yet?

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Mantra

today goes
tomorrow grows

with night,
then light

the heart's rise
the sun's shine

it may not be
my business

it may be
my life

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Life's Beach-y

It was so hot at the beach today...

Kirk Park Beach allows doggies off-leash,

but Scout Akshaya and Huck Amulya 

were a bit skittish and stayed close to mama.

One with all the kids--whenever their album comes out, 

this pic could go on the cover.

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Independence Day/#SecondCivilWar

Dinner with neighbors and then off to Adado Park 

for the concert band and fireworks.

The enemy suffered a rout because of our optimism 

and the extraordinary American dream 

of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all.

(Clearly, I spent a chunk of the day chuckling over #SecondCivilWar )

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