love the moment

the old man with the walker is waiting in line for coffee the young boy with his mom waiting in line for the movie the innocent young waiting for the train to most anywhere it seems everyone is waiting for something as a contrarian I have not grown more patient in my aging I have decided to accept only joys without condition what are you waiting for dg 6/30/13 Sent from my iPad

Everyone recognizes beauty only because of ugliness Everyone recognizes virtue only because of sin Life and death are born together Tao 2 The ups and downs The ins and outs The people you love to hate And those you hate to love  But do All the yeses that were no And the tender no's that easily  With but one more kiss Become yes The miracle of anything good that comes From so much confusion The billions of cells mustered for a single tear The myriad of muscles that make but one Broken smile We are an army of one Often divided But when Jupiter aligns with Mercury Cold runs hot Resistance melts  And for one brief moment We touch the sun dg 5/19/13 Sent from my iPad

Tao and this world seem different But in truth they are one and the same The only difference is in what we call them Tao 1 A thread runs through everyday Stitched invisibly with a needle Only sometimes painless Sewn seams wander to Everyman You, me More tightly bound than others But looser still are we knit Than what we will be When inevitably Our sewing days shall end Do not dishonor Such an elaborate tapestry The gods weave a wondrous pattern And we see only the underside But seen from above Angels gasp at a beauty No mortal knows dg 6/8/13 Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad