Everyday Zen, Primitive Love Poems

Always peripheral

Entering a crowded room
There is no other
Walking within a crowded room
There is no other
Liberating from a crowded room
There is no other

Approaching with soft gaze
Leaving thoughts of another
Without words in mind
The boundless peripheral actualizes

Image credit: Umbrellas in the Rain (1899), Maurice Prendergast.

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Primitive Joe

Challenging backpacking trips, zazen, contemplating the lens through which I view the world, and a love of discovering new things drive my appreciation for this place we live.