pine pitch and needles


a gypsy beyond the veil of a cave
beckons me
sit silent
wade breast deep into the moon’s reflection
Iay jewels upon this mat of woven grass
heart shaped diamonds with the sparkle of a lightning flash
you know
you already have all of the answers
now
what is it that you want from me
deafened by the crash of cymbals from a darkened watchtower
I shudder as fire rains down the mountain’s stone face
drenched to the bone
without shelter
words comfort me like a storm
this looks like the place
beneath a pinhole sky
a nest of pine pitch and needles

a poem by free

Raichozan (Thunderbird Mountain) Zendo
We are a lay sitting group in the Arrowhead area. Offering instruction in zazen (Zen Buddhist meditation) and the opportunity to practice with the structure and support of a group inspired in the Rinzai Zen tradition.

Beginners welcome.

We meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30
Call 602.702.0437 or email mui@cox.net for directions

We meet at approximately 75 Ave & Pinnacle Peak Rd
In Glendale, AZ

http://raichozan.blogspot.com/

I have not talked to my cousin Wendy in years. Thanks to Facebook we have reconnected and after visiting her Facebook site I found she wrote this:

These are pictures of the new plants I put in this weekend along with laying down some more grass seed.


       


These are pictures of my fall inner-city garden. I put it inside a dog kennel to keep the dogs out. In about 45 days I hope to have everything to make a mighty fine salad.

 


This is my entire back yard. There was nothing here when we moved in a little less than eight years ago. I feel pretty good about it. The backyard it getting close to what I was hoping for. I have three garden ponds. I did have five but my backyard was starting to look like a fish hatchery.


                   

                                       

                               

we thought they'd never end, and they haven't. Bob Dylan on Saturday night and U2 last night. Great concerts! Bob Dylan hasn't changed his act much over the last few years but still changes how he will do one of his songs. I was moved the most by his version of All Along the Watchtower.  I do not have the words to discribe the U2 concert. It was the best concert I have ever been too. A day later I am still in awe. Simply overwhelming!

WE just returned from a week in Pennsylvania. We we were at there was no television, a fading in and out radio station, and limited cell phone service. When we got home I decided to start digging my winter garden. After about the 3rd shovel of dirt I cut right through the Cox cable and lost our TV service and phone service. I am wondering if it had anything to do with my complaining about having nothing in Pa.  Lots of beautiful fall pictures are coming soon. We left for the airport 5 hours early because they were expecting 12 inches of snow.

Anyone that has taken time to learn about Barry Graham, alias Dogo knows he is a fraud. His teachings are blantantly plagiarized from other authors. He struggles to keep reality separate from make believe and his ego will not let him accept what he really is, a con artist as far as I am concerned. He trys to make himself credible by attaching himself to a little old lady that lives up the road that has everything he wants others to believe he has. It greives me to see him still smooth talking his way into other people's lives, contolling them as if they were his pet  only to be trained by him.He does not accept negative comments to his posts on his own blog so I will share what I think of his latest rant here. His latest swill of words he carefully uses are about protecting one's self from the police. We must not forget he is also a self made civil rights leader. Though he talks about what he has done in the past, I have yet to see him do anything in the time I have known him that has any meaning besides promoting himself. He is trying to paint our police as some evil enemy. This is not true. I took the opportunity to learn about the police that are here to protect us. I spent quality time with them. They are just as fair minded and concerned as Barry pretends to be. They have families much like many of us do, they care for each other like we care for those in our lives and the majority are fair and decent people. Watching the videos on Barry's site one would think they are all out to get us. This again is not true. Are we a little paranoid Barry? What crime are you guilty of? Sure there are bad cops, just like there are bad and underhanded Buddhist teachers like Barry Graham. One thing Barry is not, is fair. He likes to push buttons but in reality he is of very little substance. Barry, just do something that will make a difference besides talking a well practiced line and coming up with ways to make a dollar or two. "Oh, look at me with my Sitting Frog t-shirt, I am somebody." That is not much of an impact in changing lives.
But I digress, this was suppose to be about Barry bad mouthing the police though he will be the first to tell you he does not have an unkind word for anyone. The police are good people. I have to smile when I think how much Sheriff Joe and Barry are a lot alike.