Things we did right
We bravely looked into their eyes We smiled at them We asked them their names We listened to their stories … Continue reading Things we did right
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.
Sun still rises
It is morning,and the sun still risesAnd you, my friend? The crows have awakened,and they’re still cawingYou too, my friend? … Continue reading Sun still rises
Lily fae
Aengus gives not arrows
but tastes of ”meant to be” Continue reading Lily fae
Echoing canyons
Free from word boxes Chrysanthemums are florid Thought canyons echo All the past words, our past words A ghost rabbit … Continue reading Echoing canyons
Summer love
Her twill October sweater As real as the tumbling leaves Nurtured the warm path of covered buttons Leading down to … Continue reading Summer love
The current
In one moment a leaf alights on a flowing stream and all this matters The leaf and stream display the … Continue reading The current
The front porch
I find a being Just sitting On the sunrise porch Whisps all whisping In the morning breezes Here’s an effortless … Continue reading The front porch
The great migration
Arctic tern, from whom did you learn? Spawning salmon, was there a path to examine? But doubting being, who’s way … Continue reading The great migration
Primitive Joe 