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Second Chance

• October 2, 2026 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Body, Death, Humanity, Identity, Loss, Love, Meditation, Nature, Poetry, Whimsy
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, Choices, Clock, Death, Decision, Dukkha, Ego, freedom, infinity, Life, lives, meditation, No-self, poem, Poetry, samsara, Self, Silence, Stillness, Stuck, Suffering, Time

Trapped

• May 24, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Body, Death, God, Humanity, Identity
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, Death, Karma, Life, poem, Poetry, samsara, soul, Stuck, Trapped, Vase

Samsara

• February 4, 2015 • 2 Comments

Posted in Body, Death, Family, God, Humanity, Identity, Loss, Marriage, Meditation, Nature, Poetry
Tags: Birth, Buddhism, Change, Choice, cycle, Death, Impermanence, Life, marriage, poetry, samsara, Suffering, Survival, Time

Unbalanced (again)

• November 16, 2014 • 7 Comments

Posted in Death, Humanity, Meditation, Poetry, Whimsy
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, Balance, Craving, Death, Desire, Dukkha, Human, Impermanence, meditation, Peace, poetry, samsara, Self, Suffering, Zen

In a Snap

• November 12, 2014 • 3 Comments

Posted in Family, Friendship, Identity, Meditation, Motherhood, Poetry
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, center, Emptiness, Impermanence, meditation, No-self, Nothing, poetry, samsara, Zen

Thirsty Ghost

• May 9, 2014 • 1 Comment

Posted in Food & Wine, Humanity, Meditation, Poetry, Twitter, Whimsy
Tags: Buddhism, Craving, Desire, Haiku, Hungry Ghost, meditation, Micropoetry, Pinot Noir, poetry, samsara, Senryu, wine, Zen

Quake

• August 13, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in Humanity, Identity, Meditation, Poetry, Writing
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, boredom, Change, Dukkha, Earthquake, Fear, Impermanence, mediocrity, meditation, poetry, samsara, Shift