in a bowl, mix together:
100 million words
400,000 studies
a library full of ideas.

add:
1 tablespoon philosophy
1 teaspoon astrology
2 cups mythology
pinch of dogma
3 grains wishful thinking
dram of voodoo
1 drop of guilt.

stir ingredients until thick.
pour into deep dish,
bake for 1,000 years
in medium hot oven.

baste often with latest theory.
remove from oven
when kitchen is smoky,
and devoid of oxygen.

refrigerate in University
until planet earth is visited
by intelligent beings
from outer space.

in meantime:

plant garden
listen to birds
dance with clouds
see with eyes
clap with hands
drink with friends
soak in tub
sleep like baby
repeat as needed.

(ji bo, 2009)

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the Great Way
is this -
eat
or
be eaten.

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call of wild
turkey
shatters forest.

....

thock
thock!
woodpecker.

...

squirrel steals
wrong fruit
from garden -
habanero!

...

when approaching old age
good to have shoes with strong tread,
clean ears,
don't hide whiskey in closet
or forget location of dentures.
remember doctor's phone number,
extra batteries for remote control,
don't talk to roaches or play with ants,
important to keep knees working
in order to dance with pretty women.
don't worry about neighbors,
unplug clock,
walk in woods,
let go of past.
wake up in morning
say "hello!"

(ji bo, 2009)

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