corruption and greed

the curse of so many

for so long

december 7, 1941

my father called that day his anniversary

he was at pearl harbor that morning

on the battleship west virginia

he didn't talk about that morning much

teeth

take care of your teeth

false teeth ain't no fun

but better than no teeth

a long time ago

a long time ago

when i was a lot younger

i asked my father

what's going on here

how do you deal with all this


his response to me was

i don't know what to tell you boy

your going to have to work that out for your self


he was a good man

and never lied to me


i learned to take responsibility for my self

and learn my own lessons

not someone else's

true

the deer and the mountain lion

are being true to their

what i call

design code


modern humans

not so much


ideas rule in our time

and ideas are not real


awareness is not a product of thought

fooling people

it ain't no fun fooling people

when they are so busy

fooling their self

on through life

as on and on thru life i go
bewildered by its mighty show
i feel sometimes  -  when i'm alone
that all the joy once known has flown

and in its place i now find fear
replacing all that once was dear
old and cold i still go on
not content  -  yet heart not gone

for life itself is grand to me
inspite of all the pain i see
and still if i get one more chance
to do some thing that might enhance

this world a little  -  i'll still try
to keep my head up to the sky
and do the work as well i can
to not betray lifes faith in man

pieces of eight

pieces of eight
are nothing but freight
if you don't have
a friend at your side

all the gold in the land
is not worth that small hand
that i held when we took
that first ride

when the journey is done
and the course has been run
with a smile on my face
i'll have died

and the moments we shared
in the time we were paired
were a dream from which
no one would hide

an old joke from my childhood

the first little bird said

my instincts tell me to fly north


the second little bird said

my instincts tell me to fly south


the third little bird said

my end stinks

but it don't tell me nothin'

the ultimate truth

when the truth

has to face the lie

trying

if you know what you are doing

you don't have to try

baby boomers

i grew up in a world of baby boomers

i was a war baby

life is a lot more interesting

when we don't take our self too seriously

capital resources

the ability to buy

other insecure people

and control them


if they submit to people

with extra money


that money stuff

is a control freak thing

in the world we live in

stand up

and be who you are

who

who are you

i don't know


what are you doing here

i don't know


what are you

i already told you

one

the road of life

passes through all


the way of life

passes through all


it appears to me

all that is

is all


we are many

and we are one

the knee

allows the leg to be

more than a thing

as does the foot

ambitions

a very dangerous game to play


often leads to conflict with life


which is what we are

wild

civilizations word for free

love

a state of being

and not something you get from another


although it can be shared


being loved is of limited value

until it is shared


we all grow up in our own time

one man

on man is short
and another one tall
to see them as two
has been our downfall

one spirit is all
my heart has been told
the voice was not soft
it was spoken quite bold

all men are brothers
i know that it's true
tho this is suspected
by only a few

all are yourself
the same essence inside
but to hear it i know
just might hurt your pride

pride's just a shield
and it locks us away
in chains of restraint
that won't let us play

life must be free
to unfold as it should
all our thinking and planning
has led to no good

the spirit of life
is its own plan you see
it can't be improved
and it sets us all free

for love is the gift
that it shares with us all
there's no time like the present
to answer its call

on and on

on and on through life i go
it's an endless wander
still i know that in my heart
i just keep growing fonder

of all the people that i meet
of all the creatures here
more and more i cherish them
forever hold them dear

they seem to be so real inside
tho many no more show it
with outer shell they've learned to hide
but in my heart i know it

all are one  -  as has been spoken
mostly long ago
still i feel i know them all
the bond is still unbroken

a friend of mine

a friend of mine
not long ago
asked if i was crazy

i said no
i don't think so
but i might be lazy

all i want to do is play
and fill some girl with fun

my conscience doesn't bother me
that part is surely done

i like to do the things i like
my heart says it's ok

to have some fun  -  make someone laugh
don't censor what you say

just be your self  -  it's lifes own plan
and you must live it true

don't worry what those others think
that's not the life for you

the past is dead  -  ideas burned
you don't get nothing back

your life is now and you'll know how
there's nothing that you lack


kind of silly but i like it

day of mourning

day of mourning
no more scorning
this i do implore

tell me why we act this way
help me know the score

i have wondered all my life
in this land of free

why we never quite turn out
to be what we would be

still i know here in my heart
as i think of you

here inside we're all the same
no matter what we do

perhaps the truth we do not serve
perhaps we do not know

just what is the truth of life
who really runs the show

ourselves we glory
same old story
with our egos grand

always sure of who we are
and where we make our stand

a word of caution we might heed
in our current state

too much power can mislead
and result in so much hate

please don't bully and impose
your will so upon others

life tells me with every breath
that all who live are brothers

the other side is still yourself
no matter where you go

the truth of life will be revealed
to those who wish to know

and are willing to accept
the truth of what actually is

divided

divided over where we go
what we do and what we show

seems to me  -  now that i'm old
it makes no sense what i've been told

the truth inside must first be found
or life is one big run around

if you don't be just who you are
you'll wind up wishing on some star

and wishing always leads to sorrow
always living for tomorrow

but what about your life today
just dreaming lets it slip away

the here and now is what we are
truth can never be that far

let the whole of now be lived
so nothing has to be re-lived

life on this plane of existence

at this time

life on this plane

is a salvage operation

wanting

wanting indicates a lack

which is a lack of openness

our time

being with ourself

in ways we have never been before

welcome to hard times

where we are

as a species

we start in on children

we start in on children
so early today
to program their minds
when they should learn how to play

a child needs the time
to first know its self
and it hurts to be told
to just get on that shelf

with no time to consider
just what this might be
we rob them so quickly
of their right to see

it seems plain to me
the old way ain't so smart
as we rip up this planet
and tear at its heart

in spite of the terrors
which now fill the land
the stink of pollution
so carefully planned

we still tell them all
that "i know what's best"
but the results that i see
sure don't pass the test

the innocence found
in the eyes pf a child
the master once spoke of
in terms not so mild

"be as the children"
is what he once said
the will to respect them
today seems quite dead

most just play roles
that were forced in their mind
with no thought of nature
now so hard to find

a fresh look at life
is the gift of new birth
if we don't respect it
then what is it worth

greetings my friend

greetings my friend
i've not seen in so long
tho here in my heart
you have never been gone

and i wish to say
in a personal way
just to have known you
does brighten my day

the love that you share
where ever you go
reminds all around you
that love is the show

that brings us together
with its own special gift
and it's the true healer
that mends every rift

i might have forgotten
had i not met you
of all of the blessings
yours is most true


hi jim

heros

heros come and héros go
mostly they disrupt the show
for we tend to imitate
this will lead to second rate

each is born with its own plan
this is true of every man
copies only lead to sadness
self-denial leads to madness

to your heart you must be true
even if rewards are few
the plan of life is what is real
we're not here to make some deal

true nature first must be respected
our duty must not be neglected
the truth of life is its own goal
and living truth will heal the soul

times of conflict

in times of great conflict
like these that i see
it's hard to make judgement
like just what to be

confusion and chaos
will keep us uptight
that by itself
makes it hard to know right

perhaps if we slow down
and just clear our head
give up the ideas
that make us brain dead

cause when this one says this
and another says that
we settle the issue
with fist and with bat

most think they know something
but i think we don't
we outsmart ourselves
with ideas that won't

fit in with nature
which has it's own plan
which we disregard
because we now can

if we took the time
and gave life a look
it just might not be
as we read in some book

the mind that's not made up
and fused with belief
might find something more
and provide some relief

but if no one will face
that they just might be wrong
we may someday look up
and find our world gone

the most popular men for modern women

those that are the easiest to ignore


except for a few

priceless time

experience each moment fully

it will not return

the price of life is yourself

love is not a marketable commodity

life is complete in and of itself

life is a bargain unless you want something

life is the only noble cause

love is the only noble cause

life and love are the same

life is only real when it's free

love is only real when it's free

life and love are the same

truth is the only noble cause

truth and life and love are the same

freedom is of the heart

truth is of the heart

freedom and truth are the same

joy is of the heart

joy and freedom are the same

peace and joy are of the heart

peace and joy are the same

man is lost in his head

a comment

time
truth
opportunity

action

ability

strive for nothing

function in the world as it is

seek no answers

be truth

be as you are

function in the world as you are

each has his own individual function

none is better or worse than another

do what is your nature to do

be what is your nature to be

allow others the same opportunity

peace is acceptance of what is

respond to opportunities as they present themselves

be a human being


allow the children to find their own way

life

life could be a celebration of what we are


but there are those that don't agree with me

will power

don't try that if your a pisces

that's a pretty primitive state of mind


pisces is a by life be led situation


not many know what that means anymore

9

also called nine

the number that clarifies

1131

had something to say about that number

but i forgot

and you pisces girls

you ain't here to receive the gift


you are the gift

pisces

the gift

what if i don't deserve

what if i don't deserve

the gift i have just received


welcome to pisces

a friend called rama

wanting

if the human race would give that crap up

we would all be a lot better off


but it wouldn't be good for business

children

children can't be taught how to  be human beings

they must be allowed to find their own way


ain't much of that going on in our little world

an old poem

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017

in times long past

in times long past before we learned
about ideas and got burned
men lived in peace with one another
and knew each to be his brother

but in time we lost our way
how this happened i can't say
maybe this was meant to be
a plan of life to help us see

as i said i know not why
yet these results make my heart cry
it seems that all we learned is hate
and at times it seems too late

can all this change  -  the mind does wonder
must the guns all roar like thunder
if we continue on this way
night will soon engulf the day

the children all will lose their home
all will grieve and wail and moan
just because we forsake love
and with our armies crushed the dove

there is still time the heart does say
but we must return to the way
all thought of what to be must go
an open heart and mind can know

our sexuality

that which divides us

and makes us what we are

three women in my life

one was called bea

one was called terri

and the third was also called terri

man

the naked ape


just some thing to be

the lost romance

what a place to be


where marjory miller wound up

with her mother

pisces

pisces is the key to the universe

aquarius is the gate


if you happen to be here

on the planet we call earth

old fashioned houses

old fashioned houses
and trees all around
no rumble of engines
a beautiful sound

i stand here in silence
my heart filled with joy
for i had not seen it
since i was a boy

most don't remember
it just slips away
but i can't forget where
i learned how to play

the summers in clover
that filled me with glee
the house that we built
in that old maple tree

the girls of my youth
they were gentle and kind
the peace of those days
is now so hard to find

it don't seem to me
that we've made the world better
all mapped out and
planned to the letter

perhaps we'll remember
in time what we lost
what we tore down and changed
at a terrible cost

once life was free and
we all breathed clean air
nature was loved and
we knew how to pair

but that was another time

aries and libra

the me

and the we


then there is where we are


the who we are is the holy grail


and we all have to find our own way

children

the children require the opportunity

to find their own way with their self

which is no longer permitted

in our little world


the natural what i call the design code

is being overridden by thought

and awareness is not a product of thought

but confusion and conflict are

facing your self

if you aren't able to face your self

you won't be able to face me

openness

openness to what we call out there

and openness to what we call in here

is what we will come to call being alive someday

her

the woman

that was still a girl

an old one from 2012

to be with an other

i have to be able to survive an others pain

and our time has so much pain

how it once was

and oron spoke to his son jacob about
  how it once was

about how the land once supported mankind
  and the creatures of the field

in the beginning the cycles of manifestation
  were the greatest power

the cycles of dispensation regulated all
  life on this plane

the fruits of nature came and went

each learned to work and live within the system

or it died

there was no way to cheat

the forms of life came forth and grew and
  evolved  -  ran their natural course of existence

and died in their own time  -  as all things must

but the force or spirit of life once more cloaked
  its self in the material of this plane

to come forth again and again in its apparently
  endless sequence of expressions of itself

each more refined and remarkable than the
  one before

this is how it once was

as the creative force wove the glorious fabric of life

a living cloak upon this once barren globe

at some point in time  -  i know not when

the idea arose in man that he could or should take
  charge of his life

to make things better for himself

that he need not accept the cycles of dispensation
  as life provided

and took away

perhaps he thought or desired not to die in his own time

or that his children or wife should not die

this is not known to me

all that is known is that mankind came to rebel
  against the order of life

perhaps this is the natural next step for man

i do not know

in any case  -  man made many changes in this world

apparently to improve his situation  -  that he might
  not have to strive and struggle and die

that life might be made easier  -  and last longer

how and why is lost in the passage of time

all that is known is that man became greedy and
  selfish and feared for himself

once man took only what he needed to live and
  there was balance in this world

but man then came to take more than he needed

and deprived others of his kind and the creatures
  of the field what they needed to live out their
  allotted span of time

the order of life was disrupted

soon the vast green cloak of the forests began
  to disappear

slowly at first  -  but with ever and ever
  increasing speed

for a time nature could heal the wounds to
  the body

but as man sought more and more not to die  -  with
  his vaccinations and his cures  -  the population
  grew and grew and began to overwhelm the natural
  life support system of this plane

more and more the great canopy of the forest disappeared

the creatures of the field  -  who also make up the
  fabric of life on this plane  -  began to disappear

the atmosphere and climate began to change

the concoctions of man to improve his lot in life
  began to sterilize and poison the earth

whole species were destroyed to make man safer and
  gorge his belly beyond and reasonable need

the signs of decay and corruption were clear

but man refused or was unable to see the error
  of his ways

the great crime being perpetuated on the fragile
  beauty of the earth

and ultimately upon himself

man created new systems to support himself

and as each failed in time  -  sought to create another
  and another

each failing more quickly than the last

it is not known if this journey man has taken is right
  or wrong

perhaps we have failed at our destiny

perhaps not

all that is known by me is that man suffers greatly
  amid his own creations

has brought this suffering upon himself by not
  accepting the gifts of life as they are offered

and accepting their loss when they are reclaimed
  by the order of things

the creatures of the field are born and die in
  their own time  -  without complaint

i have seen it so

in our own time  -  we must make our own choices


                               ********

self-control

perhaps the greatest curse of our time


perhaps the greatest curse of all time

security

there is no security here

which i suppose is why

it sells so well

combine

the definition

of the word life

trying

life is not about trying

life is about being

i don't know

i would like you to like me


but not sure if i like my self

a pipeliners kid

that some people called me

some just called me crazy


 now me

i just keep up with me as i can

marjory

she bought a trailer


and parked it in her back yard

was just hangin out here

didn't mean no harm

a plan

to have a plan for a project is one thing


but to have a plan for your life

could be limiting your freedom


i mostly just keep up with this life

as i can


we all have to find our own way

some words i wrote down

words that were being with me


the decline of human sexuality

the greatest challenge of our time
for the human race

and our little planet


we know so little of life

of ourselves

cause we think too much

and have forgotten how to be


that was page 1

next is page 2


and have forgotten how to be


being ourselves is not learning

it is willing to be who we are


was a line across the page here


comments on life

to every one and all


selective resistance


facial hair


and that was the end of that experience

love

love can be a burden

among other things

a time to be and a time to not be

and there you have it

the square and the cube

the square and the cube


one that becomes the other

the offspring of war

a situation so many of us

get to face in our time

greed

to let greed rule you

will not lead to a happy life

joyce autry

i worked for her at starwind

a long time ago

if your me

just because i don't want to

dosen't mean i can't

my mind still wanders

which i still find entertaining

the ancient voice

the ancient voice
has said to me

you look and look
yet still don't see

one must open
to the truth

with childlike grace
embrace its youth

the love of life
in all its forms

will shield you from
the coming storm

for truth is all
and all are one

from smallest to
the blazing sun

this one is a rerun

a woman face was all it took
to launch this bold crusade

up till then i did my job
i thought i had it made

then i www her standing there
my heart went all a'flutter

but all i got was empty arms
next i found the gutter

self-pity took me to its breast
i fed with such delight

it seemed to me that i'd been wronged
this brought me some respite

in time i learned and now i'm free
or maybe on parole

those want things sure do drag you down
they always hurt the soul

the obstanant rock

she was my mother

and my friend

the sacred trust

always be who you are

and not who you think you are

or who you think you want to be


think is the clue


the thinker is a mindless state


awareness is not a product of thought

them

those that are other than my self


not a real word

a friend of mine

a friend of mine
not long ago
asked if i was crazy

i said no
i don't think so
but i might be lazy

all i want to do is play
and fill some girl with fun

my conscience doesn't bother me
that part is surely done

i like to do the things i like
my heart says it's ok

to have some fun  -  make some one laugh
don't censor what you say

just be your self  -  it's lifes own plan
and you must live it true

don't worry what those others think
that's not the life for you

the past is dead  -  ideas burned
you don't get nothing back

your life is now and you'll know how
there's nothing that you lack

the right words

the right words

are different every moment

as circumstances change

which is how life is


sometimes fast

and sometimes slow

yet forever changing

on and on

on and on through life i go
it's and endless wander
still i know that in my heart
i just keep growing fonder

of all the people that i meet
of all the creatures here
more and more i cherish them
forever hold them dear

they seem to be so real inside
tho many no more show it
with outer shell they've learned to hide
but in my heart i know it

all are one  -  as has been spoken
mostly long ago
still i feel i know them all
the bond is still unbroken

the ancient voice

the ancient voice
has said to me

you look and look
yet still don't see

one must open
to the truth

with childlike grace
embrace its youth

the love of life
in all its forms

will shield you from
the coming storms

for truth is all
and all are one

from smallest to
the blazing sun

me

i get to be

the 72 year

old fart

now

life again

as i have said

if you can't face your self

you will not be able to face me

my first wifes name

my first wifes name was Bea

Rossie Bea

one of the exceptional women

Life has exposed me to in this experience

there have been others

i have been truly blessed

what can be said

what can be said
in the land of the dead
nobody really listens

all are wanting
see me  -  flaunting
how my ego glistens

needs so great
but it's too late
no one's really there

but still i try
to feel the sky
don't know why i care

the game is lost
at such a cost
the soul has lost its way

glassy eyes
and mindless cries
i don't know what to say

goodby?

not yet my friend


     ******


pretend it's real
act like you feel
play the game just right

it bores me so
no place to go
it gives me such a fright

yet i'm still here
and life is dear
even tho so wasted

so on we go
in truth we know
to see what can be tasted

play the game
be free of shame
who cares who wins or looses

it matters not
it's all we've got
this is what life chooses

thanks for the chance
for one more dance
as life goes on it's way

this can't be wrong
it's natures song
a special game we play


      ******


the truth inside is real
and that no one can steal
so stand up straight and don't be late
don't fear the way you feel


life is a gift
we have just forgotten how to live
but we sure know how to act
now we perform
now we conform
it's all fake
yet truth does exist
everywhere


     ******


such pain
such delusion
such shame
such illusion

pity the man who sees

and praise his courage


     ******


words have no meaning
they are only sounds
ideas are fantasy
thoughts imagination
desires dreams of yesterday
or tomorrow
ultimately all there is is now
what actually is

accept all that is
as it actually is
with all your heart
and mind
and soul
and be free

most are lost in thought
a form of escapism
and all we escape is life
and life is love

when we want love
we have escaped life

eescape is an illusion
a delusion
our suffering is self imposed
this need not be so


     ******


truth is not popular

when not actually forbidden  -
  certainly frowned upon

life is the truth of all existence

the essential truth of all existence is love

love is not popular

look around

very few even smile
happiness is rare
anger and sarcasim all the rage
greed and pride and shame in abundance

and the terrible fear

life has not forsaken us
we have forsaken ourselves
we have lost the way
we have been misled
we believe in the great lie that
  our culture has become
we want what is not real or unnatural
  because we are not real or natural
our presence is no longer valid  -
  except for the children for a while
untile we demand that the conform
  to the great lie

and most do

the brutality is too great

     ********

Life

for modern humans

the greatest of all misunderstandings


to think you know

is not the same

as knowing


awareness is not a product of thought

but insanity is


life is a state of being

as is peaceful life

the commanding self

by idries shaw


been looking at that again


have been a big fan of sufi literature

travel talks

by james (maybe a) fitzpatrick


these are of historical significance

times of conflict

in times of great conflict
like these that i see
it's hard to make judgement
like just what to be

confusion and chaos
will keep up uptight
that by itself
makes it hard to know right

perhaps if we slow down
and just clear our head
give up the ideas
that make us brain dead

cause when this one says this
and another says that
we settle the issue
with fist and with bat

most think they know something
but i think we don't
we outsmart ourselves
with ideas that won't

fit in with nature
which has it's own plan
which we disregard
because we now can

if we took the time
and gave life a look
it just might not be
as we read in some book

a mind that's not made up
and fused with belief
might find something more
and provide some relief

but if no one will face
that they just might be wrong
we may someday look up
and find our world gone

Life

Life does not submit to your will

or your insecurities

A Guide For the Perplexed

by E. F. Schumacher


a little book

which i certainly admire

innocence

probably my first day on the job here


sure have been a lot of those

security attachments

see security alert to the left