According to Buddha
Abstaining from lying, from tale-bearing, from harsh language, and from vain talk; this is called the Mundane Right Speech which yields worldly fruits and brings good results.
your life is now your life is now your life is now
in this undiscovered moment
lift your head up above the crowd
we could shake this world
if you would only show us how
your life is now
***
White Butte Recreation, Regina, Saskatchewan ~ September 2017
According to Buddha
The world as a whole has forgotten the real meaning of the word love. Love has been so abused and crucified by man that very few people know what true love is. Just as oil is present in every part of the olive, so love permeates every part of creation. But to define love is very difficult, for the same reason that words cannot fully describe the flavor of an orange. You have to taste the fruit to know its flavor. So with love.
she stepped off the boat to see flowers in his hands
the man she would marry was as hard as the mountains
she had his children in a log cabin
soon i’d be another star in this family’s constellation
in the land of the midnight sun
searching for gold
i am my father’s daughter
he has his mother’s eyes
i am the product of her sacrifice
i am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
and their stories live in me like holy water
i am my father’s daughter
***
random streets in Toronto ~ June 2017
According to Buddha
The treasure of friendship is your richest possession, because it goes with you beyond this life. All the true friends you have made you will meet again…for real love is never lost.
i can not remember when
the last time i saw my home and all my friends
but they tell me my life
has never been better
and so i try to make believe
that all the time i spend away is endlessly
making everything so much better
***
Sylvan Lake, Central Alberta ~ May 2017
According to Buddha
True friendship consists in being mutually useful in offering one’s friend good cheer in distress, sympathy in sorrow, advice in trouble, and material help in times of real need. Friendship consists in rejoicing in the good fortune of one’s friends and in sympathizing with them in adversity. One who has given his friendship to another gladly foregoes selfish pleasures or self-interest for the sake of his friend’s happiness, without consciousness of loss or sacrifice, and without counting the cost.
muskrat susie, muskrat sam
do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
and they shimmy
and sammy’s so skinny
and they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
singin’ and jingin’ the jango
floatin’ like the heavens above
it looks like muskrat love
***
muskrats in Last Mountain Lake, Town of Regina Beach, Southern Saskatchewan ~ November 2016
According to Buddha
Water condensed becomes ice, and so invisible Spirit can be frozen into form by my devotion’s frost. If only you could see the beautiful eyes of the Mother that I beheld last night. My heart is filled with joy eternal. The little cup of my heart cannot hold the joy and the love that I beheld in those eyes — looking at me, sometimes smiling.
ramblin’ rose, ramblin’ rose
why you ramble, no one knows
wild and wind-blown, that’s how you’ve grown
who can cling to a ramblin’ rose?
***
Alberta Roses ~ June 2016
According to Buddha
Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
one of these days,
i’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
to all the good friends i’ve known
one of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
and it won’t be long, it won’t be long.
***
Fort Edmonton, Alberta ~ July 2016
According to Buddha
If you eat your dinner and then run, you won’t be able to enjoy what you’ve eaten; you may only get indigestion. But if you rest afterwards, you will find that this is the best time to enjoy the effects of your meal.
long time
i’ve been waiting a long time
long enough
you got the song
you got the dance
you got the inspiration
you got it all palm of your hand
i got the rolling wheel
the sun is gonna shine again
the sun is gonna shine again
***
According to Buddha
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. To hurt another soul by sarcastic words, looks, or suggestions, is despicable..
came in from a rainy thursday
on the avenue
thought i heard you talking softly
but i won’t cry for yesterday
there’s an ordinary world
somehow i have to find
and as i try to make my way
to the ordinary world
i will learn to survive
***
Edmonton ~ random downtown streets ~ April 2016
According to Buddha
Stillness is the altar of spirit.
if you love somebody
better tell them while they’re here ’cause
they just may run away from you
i’ve had the highest mountains
i’ve had the deepest rivers
you can have it all but life keeps moving
get up now, get up, get up now
***
North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton ~ March 2016.
According to Buddha
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
but love will come set me free.
love will come set me free, i do believe.
love will come set me free, i know it will.
love will come set me free, yes.
***
Sikh temple Nanaksar Ji ~ Edmonton ~ February ~ 2016.
