man with umbrella runs
down garden path -
rain dance.

one red flower
explodes -
nebulae.

a caterpillar
leaps over -
moon.

inside -
a pot
of tea.













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man drives down road
sees wild goose;
man watches goose.
goose turns head
sees man.

man and goose
become
Universe.

(ji bo, 2009)

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"sama sama"

to simplify planet
invent new language:
verbs - red
nouns - green
modifiers - blue.

borrow from all cultures -
best words.
pictographs welcome!

free sample:

hsin song
√ = §3f
OK!

(ji bo, 2009, from idea: Nanao Sakaki)

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another inch
of rain -
even the birds
are soggy.

...........

inside one worm
vast
universe.

(ji bo, 2009)'

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The impossible
is always
possible.

(anonymous)

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to survive in modern world
pat taxes;
to become rich businessman
ignore Bible;
to meet Buddha-nature
unplug motor-mind;
to live long life
practice kung fu;
to become immortal
study I-Ching;
to ascend to Heaven
use magic ladder.

in case of emergency
call nearest guru
ask for daily special.

(ji bo), 2009)

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eat candy:
is candy sweet
or is tongue sweet?

..............

lunar vacation


crescent moon
fish hook eye
ice sickle
space debris
orbital mirror
beacon lantern
dust
TV star.

one small step for NASA
one giant leap
for space suit monkey.

(ji bo, 2009)

burglar breaks into house
steals computer
goes home
turns computer on.

computer screen says,
"Welcome to Apple's new GPS
anti-theft software!"

burglar's door bell rings:
ding dong!
burglar wonders -
who is it?

computer says,
"When you hear sound
of doorbell,
you will know
Police have arrived.
Enjoy!"

(ji bo, 2009)

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I've absorbed so much
already; but
it's only the beginning!

(Miss Lizzie, 2009)

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out of Great Void
atomic snowflakes -
hail storm!

telephone blues #1

phone rings
during zen meditation:
"hello?"
alien from outer space says,
"special offer - free trip to Pluto!"

counting breath:
1,2,3,4,5, etc.
"hello?"
alien from outer space says,
"sex kitten awaits you in distant galaxy!"

watching thoughts
float like clouds.
"hello?"
alien from outer space says,
"cheap liposuction on Plant Xenon!"

get up from cushion
turn on TV
watch movie
about alien from outer space.

(ji bo, 2009)

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old proverb

only fear when life threatened
only laugh when life funny
only cry when life sad
only argue when life cruel
only die when life finished.

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Columbus discovers Antarctica

wrong turn at Tierra del Fuego
blue fields of infinity
penguin says, "Welcome to South Pole!"

(ji bo, 2009)

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after 100 years
gate of dam opened
for fish migration.

1 million fish
quit bashing nose
against concrete.

U.S. Government proclaims
"Big breakthrough for science!"

fish proclaim -
"What took so long?"

(neckbone, 2009)

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Hui-Neng says:
"from the first
not a thing is."

empty talk.

...............

old proverb:

if, at first,
one cup of tea
does not succeed,
drink another!

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if good luck - win jackpot
if bad luck - lose job
if good karma - find nirvana
if bad karma - become hungry ghost
if good weather - work in garden
if bad weather - read detective novel
if good medicine - feel better
if bad medicine - call doctor.

yin/yang soufflé.

(ji bo, 2009)

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when driving Interstate 40
please beware of cows
eating Oklahoma.

(neckbone, 2009)

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Benjamin Franklin flies kite
discovers big shock -
Universe is alive!

(ji bo, 2009)

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ride bicycle downtown
inhale thoughts.
swim in ocean
exhale thoughts.
eat in restaurant
digest thoughts.
visit funeral parlor
bury thoughts.

(jo bo, 2009)

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zen master hears news:
"swine flu epidemic,
world in big trouble."

zen master turns off TV,
says, "to save world,
no more shaking hands!"

zen master puts on robe,
walks outside,
bows to Universe.

(ji bo, 2009)