Poetry

On the Road to Samar – Part 3

June 27, 2014 2 comments

And now, today, we leave this saintly village—how I want to stay in Samar, please let me stay?

Two sides. One truth. Kalu. Nalu. Like the street dogs. Black and white but never quite one or the other. Life and Death are not very tidy. Always a few stray hairs. Fear is like fleas. Fear is like ticks. On the drive to Samar the road underneath our jeep […]

On the Road to Samar – Part 1

June 22, 2014 2 comments

I am walking down the hill at Samar How many ghosts around me—countless—they’re everywhere, benevolent, no one pushy, scary, just happy, it’s a good place. I could die here.

The Heart of Lo Gekar

May 11, 2014 10 comments

It’s said that the Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, was summoned to Tibet from India by King Trisong Detsun sometime during the 8th century C.E. to subdue the many demons thwarting the establishment of Buddhism in the Himalayas. It was believed that only a great Tantric master had the power necessary to […]

Milk Tea

March 31, 2014 16 comments

The old house where I live in Vermont comes alive with the slightest acknowledgement—animated, breathing. It’s deep winter; I don’t go out much. I spend my days in the company of animals, furniture and weather. Teapots. Soup pots. The long table in the kitchen with its scars and stories. The […]

Home

February 17, 2014 3 comments

I’m home. A simple and familiar phrase we all use. I’m home—the words invoke images of relief, accomplishment, celebration. But although my backpack is sitting in the corner and my boots are by the door, I’m not located here. I’m home, but I’m not whole; I’m scattered all over the […]

Poetry

On the Road to Samar – Part 3

On the Road to Samar – Part 2

On the Road to Samar – Part 1

The Heart of Lo Gekar

Milk Tea

Home

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