According to Buddha
Because seeing virtue in others is in itself a virtue, in appreciating others, we in fact dignify ourselves. [Admiring others could shade elegance upon ourselves.]
slide into the cool mud
underneath the pines
somewhere to your right or left
is my body you can find
****
River edge ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ January 2019
According to Buddha
Happiest is the person whose heart is filled with love.
this ain’t no walk in park
but i call it my home
and you’re all invited
waking up in the dark
knowing i’m not alone
it’s all so familiar
***
snow day Etown ~ Alberta ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
To be humble is to shrink our ego until we are small enough to enter another’s eyes and [to] reside in their heart and mind.
i won’t compromise
i won’t live a life
on my knees
you think i am nothing
i am nothing
you’ve got something coming
something coming because
***
yesterday right after dark ~ Etown ~ November 2018
According to Buddha
Gratitude is a way of returning energy for energy received. One who accepts a kindness without returning gratitude, as though the kindness were her by right, demeans both the giver and herself.
september girls
do so much
and for so long
’til we touched
***
yesterday in the woods ~ Edmonton Alberta ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
If you are infected with the germs of worry you should go on a strict mental diet. You should feast regularly on the society of joyful minds. Every day you should associate, if only for a little while, with joy-instilled persons–those who meditate and feel the joy of spirit as a reality. Seek them out and feast with them on this most vitalising food of joy. Feast on laughter in the company of these really joyful people. Steadfastly continue your laughter diet once you have begun it, and at the end of a month or two you will see the change–your mind will be filled with sunshine.
well, i could play you
play you the blues
to help carry the load
while you’re paying your dues
but i got soul
i got sweet soul
soul
you’ve been often
misunderstood
you been tossed and tangled
in search of what’s good
***
along the Hwy 22 – Cowboy Trail ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
Watch the meadow grasses as they wave in the wind. Imagine the breeze as spirit’s breath blowing over the world, inspiring all beings and giving them life.
let’s get away from who we think we are
and the things we cannot do
look into the mirror and pretend you’re me
and i’ll pretend i am you
take a little sunshine
give a little teardrop
everybody needs to love someone
even in the silence
you can listen to the rhythm
and have a little dance around the circle of the sun
***
Range Rd 292, Crossfield, AB
According to Buddha
I enjoy everything, but I have no desire for anything, so there is never any pain or disappointment from unfulfillment. Whatever I do, wherever I go, I enjoy myself.
if this life is one act
why do we lay all these traps
we put them right in our path
when we just wanna be free
i will not waste my days
making up all kinds of ways
to worry about all the things
that will not happen to me
so i just let go of what i know i don’t know
and i know i only do this by
living in the moment
***
Hwy 22 – Cowboy Trail ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
A wo/man looking at the sky and the mountains and the ocean does not detect in them the divine presence. The subtle beam of the creator is imperceptible to the human gaze. Because s/he is everywhere, it is as if s/he were nowhere.
now the wind don’t have to hurry
blowing ‘cross my bones
rollin’ up the pastures
smoothin’ out the stones
there’s fire on the mountain
dark angels in the trees
the wind don’t have to hurry
they’re taking what they please
***
Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain southwestern corner of the District of Alberta
According to Buddha
Love gives without expecting anything in return. I never think of anyone in terms of what he can do for me. And I never profess love to someone because he has done something for me. If I didn’t actually feel love, I wouldn’t pretend to give it; and since I feel it, I give it. Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another. Be certain of your feeling before you say to anyone, ‘I love you’. Once you give your love, it must be forever. Not because you want to be near that person, but because you want perfection for that soul. To wish for perfection for the loved one, and to feel pure joy in thinking of that soul, is divine love; and that is the love of true friendship.
don’t know much about geography,
don’t know much trigonometry
don’t know much about algebra,
don’t know what a slide rule is for
but i do know that one and one is two,
and if this one could be with you,
what a wonderful world this would be
***
just after the dark ~ Terwillegar Park Footbridge, Edmonton, AB ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
Sing songs that none have sung, think thoughts that ne’er in the brain have rung; walk in paths that none have trod; weep tears as none have shed for spirit. Give peace to all to whom none other gave, claim them your own who’s everywhere disclaimed. Love all with love that none have felt and brave the battle of life with strength unchained.
keep your thoughts to yourself and you’ll be fine
don’t let them see the light of day
tell the people what they want to hear
and you’ll always have the right thing to say
***
just after dark monday morning ~ Etown, Alberta ~ July 2018
