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Stop
Stop Listen Pray Relax Slow
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Victor Wooten — Music Lesson
Mu is an ancient word for ‘mother,’ and sic is just an abbreviation for the word ‘science.’ So, put together, Music means ‘the mother of all sciences.’
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Broken Moleskine
The band broke on my moleskine with only about 10 pages left. No big deal, I used a hair rubber band for the last week, but I had never seen this problem before.
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Nine of Wands
I somehow drew this card again, so I redrew. I guess the teaching is “we have what it takes to get by.”
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CASE 16: Mayoku Shook the Ring-Staff
Mayoku, with his ring-staff in hand, came to Shôkei. He circled Shôkei’s dais three times, shook the ring-staff and stood there bolt upright. Shôkei said, “Right, right!” Mayoku then came to Nansen. He circled Nansen’s dais three times, shook the ring-staff and stood there bolt upright. Nansen said, “Not right, not right!” Then, Mayoku said,…
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Irvine Graffiti
I found this on the sidewalk when walking to my mother in laws house–I had planned to be hitching a ride to see Johnny at Hoag, but Ed drove straight there and no one else showed up. It did give me time to start work on my new favorite poem–called Brother.
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A Treatise of Civil Power By Geoffrey Hill
I read this mostly because the back cover said “England’s best hope for the Noble Prize”–which France won this year. Having read this I really understand why. There is some great stuff in this book, but mostly it is a collection of reading notes, obituaries, and other wet ink writing that might work in monthlies,…
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Strange Note at Museum
I found this note on a table at the OCMA. It reads: You’ve been uncommunicative not letting me in
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Stay Present
Stay present Do your own thing Make time Do not be afraid No temporary solutions to permanent problems
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
