a reflection
Dear moon I follow the river and you, dear one, are by my side Continue reading a reflection
Author: 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.
mountain people
in my middle years of worklike sitting after walking a long distancei realize i’m a mountain person watersheds of conventional … Continue reading mountain people
premises and promises
disinterested heavens bloomjudicious flowers of indigoevidence in the great disquisition a lone star reflects these ordinary eyeswinter eyesin quiet woods, … Continue reading premises and promises
winter eyes
when I visit grandma’s landit no longer feels like grandma’s landit feels soiled, and heavy Michigan feels like grandma’s landespecially: … Continue reading winter eyes
translating a poem
honorable translations arisewith the hands of insightful, rare artistsmy friends translate skillfully, daily this, my own translationa moment refinedour friendships … Continue reading translating a poem
sun pillow
frequently a pillow
covers the sun Continue reading sun pillow
hero’s insight
dreaming? deluded?no obsessed obsesseda storya soultrappedwithin sunset to sunriseto dawn and no other Inspiration: Jung, C. G. (1968). Man and … Continue reading hero’s insight
Stepping out
a long daystepping out of the oceanthe waves, easily present ocean, i still feeldo you, mea silent space i, i … Continue reading Stepping out
Primitive Joe 