come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
look, I don’t know it all.
Yes, knowledge is power,
but so is what you do with what you have.
Let’s get good at this thing,
so that we can do “good job”
and have fun while at it.
Dust to dust;
as long as no harm’s done,
Let your dream become.
10.8.2024
wiggle your big toe
if you find yourself without the strength
nor the will do wield your body to move.
as long as your heart beats,
as long as your lung breaths,
wiggle your big toe.
let its wiggle reverberate slowly and gradually,
sending torrential wave throughout your body;
out of pity, out of spite, out of misery:
rise.
Rise and witness the world;
Receive from it and give thanks.
Reciprocate in kind.
10.7.2024
when you hear yourself making accolades for yourself,
stop and remember:
a wrinkled hand held in air to give you
a shade under the unforgiving sun,
a pile of notes scribbled with long thoughts
contemplating decisions overnight,
and a pair of fresh white socks cleanly folded,
with its warmth, still softly radiating,
laid next to your bed.
10.5.2024
learn to keep a fire alight;
do not let it burst,
nor dissipate into thin air.
bring a comfortable warmth for the weary,
build a growling wall of fire against assailants,
and brightening glow in blinding darkness.
discern when to act, and when to refrain.
if needed, sacrifice to bring light.
remember all will end one day.
10.1.2024
alight the flare,
raise the standard;
now is the time
to row, to run, and to ride.
let our action speak for ourselves,
not our grievances and excuses.
Let those who misunderstand
go about their ways.
But you,
you have a place to be.
Face the blazing sun,
and do what you must do.
9.26.2024
“a little bit of risk is needed
if you need to feel alive”
I thought to myself
as I sipped a bitter hot coffee
staring out the autumn window scene
9.24.2024
do you remember that one day
in late summer, sitting on a wooden chair,
staring out through one of two windows
framed in a white room watching
the green leaves of a long tree branch
swaying as if eternally ephemeral?
If you recall, you were waiting then.
Waiting for an adventure to take you away.
Now: I want you to know you’ve had them.
You’ve been hurt, healed and grown.
You’ve met a heck of a lot of people.
So, I wonder if you can stop the waiting now.
Let us not stay asleep any longer.
9.22.2024
raise up your chin.
we’ll see at the end what happens,
but for now, at this moment,
let’s believe it’s going to work.
let’s give it all.
9.19.2024
I looked around,
and saw an endless horizon of sand dunes
next to where I stood I saw a sand pit
and thought I glimpsed a white glint of moon
reflected on a puddle of water
I started to dig deeper,
and quieter and darker it grew,
like the iris of the eye held in old memory.
after a long tunnel of darkness,
I thought I saw the light,
fleeting away like a rabbit.
and when I caught up to the other side,
I found a small kid with a crown on his head
the small prince asked if I’d seen a red fox.
I nodded and passed him by
then sat by an old pilot nearby
and borrowed a lighter.
As I flicked it on,
I saw a flare lighting up instead,
growling amber like a burning jacket held
in the hand of an old withered man
leading a long line of lost ones
in a dark and bitter winter.
when I woke up,
I saw the sunlight sparkling in a glass cup.
I took a sip of water,
and went for a run by the river,
leading to the ocean of an endless horizon.
9.17.2024
Listen to those who fast.
Clear in body and mind,
their wisdom goes deep and far.
No pride, lust, jealousy muddies their eyes.
In breath, in heartbeats
A profound truth reveals itself.
It may be the tiniest grain
that seeds the beginning of a new world.
9.15.2024
Ralph with Coffee 
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