Poetry is a practice of magick; using words to transfer the energy one is experiencing.
\nEach of us is infinitely more than what we may encompass in mere words; where my physical body now resides will tell you nothing of Who I am.
\nI am located in a small corner of the world, not unlike many other places–but I am not a resident of this location.
\nLight brews in our hearts and it Will illuminate any imaginable darkness– if we allow it. Thus why I have chosen to enroll in this marathon; to share what insights I have garnered from my own life.
\nWe are cosmic entities passing through a veil of evanescent dust.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As Ikkyu said, <\/em>and in response,<\/p>\n Crazy Cloud; Koan completer\u2014 Zen vagabond, I think I saw you in the morning hour\u2026 Poetry is a practice of magick; using words to transfer the energy one is experiencing. Each of us is infinitely more than what we may encompass in mere words; where my physical body now resides will tell you nothing of Who I am. I am…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6145,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6143\/revisions\/6145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nForests and fields, rocks and weeds\u2014my true
\ncompanions.
\nThe wild ways of the Crazy Cloud will never
\nchange.
\nPeople think I\u2019m mad but I don\u2019t care;
\nIf I\u2019m a demon here on earth, there is no need
\nto fear the hereafter.<\/p>\n
\nthey think I\u2019m mad too.
\nI\u2019ll opt for stars and streams,
\nwaves and grass\u2014we\u2019ll
\nfind lovers in her blessings.<\/p>\n
\nare you down where demons stir,
\nsearching for enlightenment?
\nOr are you up there
\nlaughing in awe?
\nDid the winds blow you over
\ncold mountain?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCrazy Cloud\u2014
\nDenouncer of Ossified Masters–
\nwill you join me for Shikantaza?
\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"