Chance 2/26/20

One more chance 

Maybe

The days come and go at and accelerating pace

With all that I learned it still seems like a race

What's of value what should I do

Be kind and loving till I'm through

Krishnamurti, Gurdjieff and the Buddha we're clear

If I fix my head there will be nothing to fear

Meditate, study and hang out with great minds

I'll stay cool, collected and write some neat rhymes

Make the most of today it may be my last

80 years have raced by incredibly fast

 2/26/20 day 29,335

Promise 2/23/20

The promise of a sunny day   

Glows below the horizon

A flight of noisy geese

The crunch of frozen grass

Under my bare feet

Gleeful gratitude

Radiates this incident

Death is later

This is now

All is well

2/24/20 day 23,331

See it small 2/23/20

See it small

Keep

It complicated

Think about it forever

Try not to risk anything

Create detailed plans

That cover every possible contingency

If it becomes difficult

Quit and start something else

After you think about it forever

Be sure to stay outside your expertise

See is small

Keep

It complicated

2/23/20

Gardening 2/21/20

Gardening  

Is the favorite pastime for

Centenarians

There are so many reasons to grow our own food

And to prepare it myself & make sure that it chewed

To be out in the sun with my hands in the dirt

Planting and weeding keeps me calm and alert

Every day things change and grow

Salad greens are the first to show

Then rhubarb, kale baby carrots and beets

Blueberries, blackberries and strawberry for treats

Then all of a sudden the fall harvest is here

I'll freeze and dehydrate it for the rest of the year

2/21/20 day 29,232

Sweet spot 2/21/20

Sweet spot 

We picked a sweet spot in all of history

To be born into this incredible mystery

And now in addition to just being alive

We changed the world so we can thrive

Get enough to eat and a little spare time

So an idiot like me can sit and rhyme

There has been no concern for sustainability

Or how all the debt will create future instability

It's been really great to live this way

But sad that the future will have to pay

2/21/20 day 29,231

See 2/20/2020

83% of all sensory perceptions 

Are received through our eyes

It's not what we see but the way we look at it

I can create gratitude, joy or an angry fit

The next thing is mostly out of our control

But I can always using to forge my soul

Whatever happens will not last

Soon everything will be in the past

The best I can do is be grateful right now

And to lady fortune always gracefully bow

WOW

Life is good

Settling 2/19/20

Settling in a 

Unsettled

Settlement

Think of how our world has changed

Almost everything has been rearranged

From horse and buggy to a Boeing jet

Now 23 trillion in national debt

Smart phones ,drones and packaged food

Instagram & Facebook "likes" to be pursued

Life is very different but the game is the same

I'll be kind ,loving and forget about blame

Walk in the woods and hang out with friends

Be grateful and keep learning until it all ends

2/19/20 day 29,329