Brave intimacy
Looking up aheadListening to the mountainSeeing the valley of love Walking deep withinThe mountain of this momentThe valley of brave … Continue reading Brave intimacy
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.
It’s helpful
Sometimes it is helpful to thinkfor the sake of all beingsI must overcome this Sometimes it is helpful to thinkfor … Continue reading It’s helpful
Indigo
Skies loose grips into indigoStars caress from waist to hips like indigoMoons kiss their soft lips on indigoMilky wakes from … Continue reading Indigo
Listening to this
Floating along in the sky-blue waters of spring I think of no other My head is a supple flower, no … Continue reading Listening to this
Flood plains
This one is like the ancient civilizationbeneath the fertile flood silt Like a discovery in waitingyet without waiting, without discovering … Continue reading Flood plains
Nothing is missing
When you say yes or noDid an accumulated self tell you so?Knowing, knowing, knowing The yes is not knowingLike the … Continue reading Nothing is missing
Sovereign spring
A bushy-tailed tree, freshly awakened Hair unkempt, unapologetic, unembarrassed Bright-eyed birds were happy to make a home again And all … Continue reading Sovereign spring
Observing Indra
Touching time with timeHands with hands, in full arrayIntimately kneading this clay of existenceAnd this moment’s shapes and silences Dark … Continue reading Observing Indra
Primitive Joe 