luna moth -
one week
to mate
then die.

no last supper.

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

Dalai Lama comes to town
eats pizza
says, "Save Tibet!"

Pope comes to town
eats fish
says, "Save soul!"

Rumi comes to town
eats lamb chop
says, "Save love!

Lao-Tzu comes to town
eats bowl of rice
says, "Save not-saving!"

flying saucer comes to town
eats New York City
says, "Bon appetite!"

many ways to build house
many galaxies in Universe;
big menu;
please tip waiter.

(ji bo, 2009)

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old proverb

grind teeth
during sleep;
wake up
with sore jaw.

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

Buddha opens eyes
in outer space
sees Hubble Telescope.
Buddha smiles
at telescope's big camera,
says, "Cheese!"

NASA scientist looks
at computer,
sees new picture
from Hubble Telescope:
very hard to understand;
a constellation of laughing stars?

NASA holds conference.
world leaders argue
over new picture.

"Its is exploding space gas," says Russian cosmonaut.
"Looks like Picasso painting," says New York Times art critic.
"Must be trick of light," says Diogenes.
"It is face of God," says TV preacher.
"We can not be sure what it is," says agnostic guru.
"It is easily described by mathematics," says Pythagoras.
"It is your mind," says Hui-Neng.

Buddha closes eyes -
Hubble Telescope disappears.

(ji bo, 2009)

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

girl eats dragon
bone -
opens
mouth
breathes
fire.

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

tail end
of long Spring -
another inch
of rain.

...........

ancient zen koan

after shouting "God bless the molecules!"
Tao Shan sat in meditation and passed
from this life.

Po Shih said, "Why didn't the Old Fool
keep his mouth shut?"

Question: Who's mouth was open?

...........

inside: skeleton
outside: wind & trees.
inside: ideas
outside:barking dog.
inside: big dreams
outside: volcano.
inside: nervous system
outside: Indra's net.
inside: mind
outside: zero.

hungry?
eat banana.
go to school
learn ABC's.
swim in ocean
talk to fish.

end of life
goodbye.

(ji bo, 2009)

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

who cut off
van Gogh's ear?
history.

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

later - today
visit garden
dragonfly
for company.

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

vast emptiness
moonlit night -
whippoorwill.

...........

old dogs

can learn
new tricks;
takes longer,
dog ends up
looking
stupid.


(neckbone, 2007)
............

ancient proverb:

words
unspoken
can be
loudest.

.........

helium balloon flies
toward distant planet
looking forward
to meeting
new friends.

(neckbone, 2009)

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

go to cemetery,
count gravestones;
look at sky,
count stars.

feel toes inside
shoes.

OK.

(ji bo, 2009)

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

full moon
milky eye
peers
into infinite
Void.

black cube
soothing goo -
chocolate cake!




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

talk radio says, "listen to me;
I am Big opinion."
TV says, "listen to me;
I am King of culture."
computer says, "listen to me;
I am Information Age."
billboard says, "listen to me;
I am fashion statement."
religion says, "listen to me;
I am one & only Truth."
government says, "listen to me;
I am Voice of people."

planet Earth says, "listen to wind,
sea, plants, animals, insects, clouds,
stars, Universe."

(ji bo, 2009)

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

old stone
new stone
earth
metal
fire;
empty fields
wind
water
wood.

moon breaks clouds
floats away.

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

flock of crows
shouting
at enemy
only they can see.

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

one false truth
and galaxies
collide.

...........

nothing new to tell -
don't say
it.

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