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Category Archives: Consciousness
The Road Takes a Break in Nakusp, B.C.
The breeze off Arrow lake sways the curtains in my room, robbing the ghosts of places to hide. The fan blurs the ceiling where peeled wallpaper casts vibrating shadows, like insect wings stuck to my leather. The confused air stirs … Continue reading
Posted in Action-adventure, Art, Bedtime, Consciousness, Dream, Gratitude, Harley Davdson, Life, memory, Motorcycles, Poem, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation
Tagged Canada, ghosts, life, poetry, travel
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Dead of Night
Pulled out of Tonopah at half-past last heading up ninety-five. Rocks were glowing—sand was blowing, saw absolutely nothing alive. Realized then: what did I know, is there anything real I see? This highway runnin’ in the dead of night is … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Humans, Life, Lyrics, Night, Poem, Song, Uncategorized, Universe, Woman
Tagged desert, driving fast, driving story, ghost, lonely
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Smallity
We are sometimes so small, me especially. About small things. We get miffed because somebody asks us to do something and we are distracted from what we’re pretending to think about even if what we’re thinking about is banal an … Continue reading
Posted in American history, Brain, communication, Consciousness, Conversation, Humans, Uncategorized, Woman, women
Tagged Essay, human nature, humanity, life, relationships
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Haiku–The Nose Knows
In what we call stink a wealth of information finds your active brain. (photo: *Toulouse as a youngster–jrs; *model for Bucket in Ochoco Reach)
Haiku: Each of Us a Star
We all want to shine– surely, the light from inside, each of us a star. (plant: imgarcade.com; person: alamy.com)
Posted in Consciousness, Gratitude, Haiku, Humans, Joy, Life, Narble Furt, Poem, Uncategorized, Universe
Tagged humanity, learning, life, spirit
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Spirit, Living
I am a spirit living in the aging body of a white man. People I admire despise my meat. People I despise glorify my biological ancestry. The crux ignored: I am a spirit, living. (mediadiversified.org)
Posted in Absolutes, American history, American Indian, anger, communication, Consciousness, family, future, History, Humans, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged humanity, Information, learning, life, race, relationships
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Remove Spoon to Insert Foot
My silver spoon gets stuck in my mouth when I try to articulate. (spoon: OLWomen.com; apartheid: buzzsouthafrica.com)
Posted in Absolutes, communication, Consciousness, Conversation, Friendship, Haiku, History, Humans, Uncategorized, Wisdom, Writing
Tagged experience, humanity, humility, life, privilege, race, relationships, understanding
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Haiku: For Brian
My friend, if I could exchange places with you now I most surely would.
Posted in Absolutes, Brain, Brian Doyle, Consciousness, crow, Friendship, future, Gratitude, Haiku, Uncategorized
Tagged family, humanity, life, religion, writing
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Haiku: Perspective
A tree in my yard, upheaval in my country. The tree stays the same.
Posted in communication, Consciousness, Conversation, family, Haiku, Home, Life, Oregon, Portland, Uncategorized
Tagged nature, perspective, poem
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