Long Eightfold Poems

"a long walk to reach my destination. 
                           ...

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catapulted by a magic trampoline I pass the gates of heaven

          no border control

            ...

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Tim was a poet but lost for words as he pondered the meaning of the cross

Sat by the road side of his inner world and wondered which way to proceed

His bones were weary his skin...

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Yours truly embarks on wild goose chase after elusive pot of gold

two alternate titles: 
1. Gander seeking goose that laid the golden egg
2. Incorrigible lottery dreamer
linkedin with previous poem I wrote
though modesty deters 
crafty, lofty,...

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When does phenomenal moment of existence occur...?

Otherwise titled: Regaling eldest sibling
delineating her sixty third successful orbit
around the sun December first 2021.

About consciousness who can tell
After haploid gametes
able, eager, and ready
to yield eukaryotic (diploid) cell?

What triggers...

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"Sitting with Koans" 

Zazen sits zafu'd in the zendo
with the poetic monkey minds
echoing the sound of two hands clapping
producing sound bites bitten like Botticelli reprising
polishing red apples for eating the shining

listen to the sound of...

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It’s evolution and for sure we’ve come some automatic way since
		
               Darwin marvelled at volcanoes in Galapagos and still
		
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Journey Journal Page
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
By Leon Enriquez



Joy to the World

Start with your heart to know love’s art:
String well each part as joy imparts;
Faith knows deep peace as hope greets cheer,
Love anchors lease with all...

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I see you hipsters in rustic coffee shops with pictures of Marlyn Monroe and contemporary art, 
the girl in all black with a black beret to make her look more avant-garde and red colored hair...

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Simple Prayer

God whoever you are and wherever you may seem to be hiding
in times situations and places when confusion reigns and I fail to
see please grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot
change...

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Siddharta worked hard for the middle way to appear in silent meditation

Above him a lotus flower shone pure radiance from an indigo moon

Ebb and flow levitated cast in nothingness and droplets of wild motion

Antecedent prologues...

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In the soft glow of a December moon,
Beneath the banyan tree where silence blooms,
The Buddha sat,
Eyes closed, heart open,
Listening to the whisper of winter's breath.

A star pierced the dark velvet sky,
Its light falling like snowflakes...

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Octopus

Ink flows from the pen when sorrow grips hold 
                         ...

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Holding unaware worlds close to discover
as a child finds a newfound secret land.
Take the noble path to touch the other
go through cosmic cracks to let life expand.

Minds swirl and spin in and out of control.
See...

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Warming myself in the fire of the sun, why must the soil be so cold?
Listen closely, and I'll show you a story of ancestors I never knew
They had a place like this that they called...

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Two sets of footprints merge on the beach

	Earth wind fire and water

Chariots of passion as lips lubricate desire

	Body mind spirit and soul

An Eightfold Noble Path squared in heaven

	Love peace desire and lust

Drift wood applauds high...

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