pleasure

“one finds a measure of contentment
in the structure and control
of an ascetic life…”
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[haiku one]

a child looks on

as voices rant and rail.

“on this dark and quiet night,

my only companion is the flicker of the dashboard lights.

my thoughts are at rest,

i am steeped in rote as i retrace

the well-known path toward home…” Continue reading driving

“i walk down the hall and don’t see the world around me,

don’t notice the pictures on the wall,

pay no attention to the creaks my footfalls engender as i pass over sagging bits of floor…” Continue reading the ball