“…The Drift Of It Everything…”
“The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything….”—Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Good old Walt. …
Tag Archives: poetry
Simplification….
“I eschew all clear cut interpretations: with increasing simplification the mystery heightens. What I know tends to become more …
Zen Simplicity….
Meditation Gardens, D.T. Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa, Japan “The intellect proves itself as a kind of nuisance in more ways …
500….!
Yesterday WordPress notified me I had just published my 500th post here at the Omphalos Cafe. ‘Really?’ I …
A Zen Moment….
Zen is unthinking oneness with the instant we are living now. And I suppose you could say there …
An Outlook Divide….
Jean-Marc and I exchanged a few friendly words in the Carré the other day. He was sitting on a …
The Fallacy Of Remoteness….
“That which speaks to us from higher, more distant realms comes clothed in secrecy and mystery.”—Henry Miller, Time of …
Need We Read Or Watch The Odyssey Today?…
Sure, fill your boots, as the saying goes. “Are you not entertained?!!” Challenged Maximus to the bloodthirsty Roman …
How Can Smart People Be So Dumb?…
Walt Disney built a multi-million then multi-billion dollar empire crafting clever cartoons of fairy tales. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, …
Moving Day …..
Any semi-serious reader who has moved knows it is a weighty matter. Books are heavy. When you’re …
