According to Buddha
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
yeah, we all could use a little mercy now
i know we don’t deserve it but we need it anyhow
we hang in the balance dangle ‘tween hell and hallowed ground
***
elevator in Delmas, Saskatchewan ~ January 2019
According to Buddha
Environment is stronger than will power. If you want to be spiritual, seek good company and don’t mix with those whose bad habits may wrongly influence you. Be always with people who inspire you; surround yourself with people who lift you up.
oh ya
huh huh
oh ya
i will sing
for the ice to break
i will sing for the rivers to rise
i will sing for the spring to come
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
i said
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
oh i had a dream
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
***
just off Highway 11 ~ March 2018
According to Buddha
Time relentlessly works its havoc on physical beauty: everything in the material world is subject to change.
long may you run.
long may you run.
although these changes
have come
with your chrome heart shining
in the sun
long may you run.
***
Highway 5, Saskatchewan ~ August 2017
According to Buddha
This world is a dream place,
and we are all dreaming here.
This life is not real;
you are laughing and crying in the greatest delusion, and
it is not worth shedding tears over.
To give reality to our earth experiences is to invite untold misery.
By identification of our consciousness
with this world we see it as a place of suffering.
don’t cry sister cry, it’ll be alright in the morning
don’t cry sister cry, everything’ll be just fine
don’t cry sister cry, it’ll be alright, i tell you no lie
don’t cry sister cry, don’t do it, don’t do it
***
Peterson, Saskatchewan ~ July 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
Moods are often a result of environmental influences. Each one of us is affected in different ways by the world about us. But you should not allow yourself to indulge in moods over external conditions. Why should you take on the effects of your environment?
out of gas
out of road
out of car
i don’t know how i’m going to go
***
father and son outside of Saskatoon ~ Saskatchewan Highway 11 ~ May 2016
According to Buddha
Beginning with the early dawn, I will radiate my cheer to everyone I meet today. I will be the mental sunshine for all who cross my path this day.
when we scream, our lips don’t make a sound
we march, with feet on solid ground
we walk, where no one wants to go, on this untraveled road
***
Saskatchewan Highway 16, spaces along the Alberta and Saskatchewan highway ~ 2016.
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