a week of what for
once a red apple, now a brown core Continue reading a week of what for
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.
love everything
when it happens to me
that’s all that I see
like an arm of a tree
growing carefree, innocently Continue reading love everything
one, ourselves
home is root, branch
home is flower, fruit
home is water, sky Continue reading one, ourselves
endless expression
dripping fingertips
pouring eyes
raining spirit
filling crests, troughs Continue reading endless expression
projected realms
as everything softens into projection Continue reading projected realms
the immeasurable expression of value
this morning the sun rose
a little bird said, “tweet!” Continue reading the immeasurable expression of value
Synthesis
O my desert, woe, your pain
Forsaken clouds form to bring down rain Continue reading Synthesis
The Meal
a low in the field
silence strikes the emptiness
Mu! Continue reading The Meal
Primitive Joe 