image link I’ve been a student of philosophical taoism/daoism for several years now. Two of the main texts studied are The Tao Te Ching/Dao De Jing and the Chuang Tzu/Zhuang Zi. The Dao De Jing (DDJ)’s main speaker is an old guy named Lao Tzu/Lao Zi, and the Zhuang Zi (ZZ)’s main character in the…
Year: 2017
Willie and Tillie
This is my entry in the subversive children’s story challenge by Brave and Reckless. The format I use is what text would be on each page; there would be illustrations filling most of each page. Outside Cover: Willie and Tillie Title Page: written by Jade Li p.1 Willie and Tilly were brother and sister. Willie…
Rhyme fluffs
Rh, there’s factor in the blood Hy, get there Hym, melodies for a weekend morning Y, indeed Me me me me Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Rhyme Rhythm Beat Repeat Sometimes no Or reason. The ring of a string The dote of a note via Daily Prompt: Rhyme
Dahlias!
I’ve been going to Meijer Gardens since it was first created many moons ago in Grand Rapids, MI. It continues to grow and has sculpture all over the place, both inside and out on the grounds. Recently Ai WeiWei had an exhibit there, and he left behind a permanent installation called Iron Tree. I fell…
“Habit” by Pearl Jam
photo credit link The photo is the CD cover for Pearl Jam’s 1996′ No Code. When I saw the daily prompt was “Inhabit” my first thought was the cut on this CD called, “Habit”. You might say wait the word is INhabit, so what’s the connection. The way PJ uses habit here is similar to…
“The Queen of Hearts” album Offa Rex
I was blessed enough to buy this LP (and MP3) and have been listening to it steadily ever since. The voices, the melodies, the instruments, the lyrics, every bit is exquisite. Go out to youtube and check out more cuts, but if you want to do yourself a favor, buy this CD and get ongoing…
Jiffy
Jiffy Jif In a Jif Huff the world in a whiff. Pop the pill, grab the gun. Now, what can’t be had in one? What is real? Only now? Veruca Salt. Will you bow? Jiffy Pop Jiffy Lube A long-distance runner In a Zebra suit. Jiffy
Tao Talk 