Monthly Archives: March 2011

Joe Bageant, 1946-2011 IN FULL: "Jocotepec, Mexico — Joe lived awhile down the lake. We would visit him of an afternoon, Vi and I, and find him, a bear of a man, bearded mountain Buddha, writing on the porch of … Continue reading →

                                                                                                                               “Seanchai’    For longer than memory allows, … Continue reading →

    Many years ago, on the Father's Day before he died, my Dad and I talked about 'life' as we often did during all my years. We  had a long, deep conversation on the eve of his heart surgery … Continue reading →

    During the early morning in March 1689 , while still dark, Matsuo Basho, Japan's most famous haiku poet, set off on a journey to the desolate northern territories. The journal of his travels became the remarkable travelogue 'Narrow Road … Continue reading →

  "  On the ashes of this nestLove wove with deathly fireThe phoenix takes its restForgetting all desire. After the flame, a pause,After the pain, rebirth.Obeying nature’s laws The phoenix goes to earth. You cannot call it oldYou cannot call it … Continue reading →

Mono no Aware         yo no naka wonani nagekamasiyamazakuraFana miru Fodo nokokoro nariseba     Now, in the world With grief At the wild Mountain Cherry Blossoms—- It is ever so       Murasaki Shikibu 11th … Continue reading →

  TAKAJO, Japan – A tide of bodies washed up along Japan's coastline Monday, overwhelming crematoriums, exhausting supplies of body bags and adding to the spiraling humanitarian, economic and nuclear crisis after the massive earthquake and tsunami. Millions of people … Continue reading →

 ~ I Looked Up ~ “I looked up and there it was among the green branches of the pitchpines— thick bird, a ruffle of fire trailing over the shoulders and down the back— color of copper, iron, bronze— lighting up … Continue reading →

    There’s a certain Slant of light,Winter Afternoons —That oppresses, like the HeftOf Cathedral Tunes — Heavenly Hurt, it gives us —We can find no scar,But internal difference,Where the Meanings, are — None may teach it — Any —’Tis … Continue reading →