A PLACE FOR SIDEWAYS TRAINS OF THOUGHT
Zen Buddhism has a number of koans, the most famous of which is “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” Reflect long enough upon riddles like these and you may reach enlightenment, it is suggested. I would think that the same effect could be attained by meditating on section 509 (a) of the US... Continue Reading →
(Listen to the poem here) mind. They thought it was a good idea to put the Nile Perch into Lake Victoria. Such a convenient and clever thing to have so many fish steaks quickly growing at the bottom of the road. The way it grew so quick, they found, was by devouring everything in sight... Continue Reading →
(Listen to the poem) Sometimes, at meetings, purporting busily to solve the problems of the world in the time left over in between the coffee breaks, a delegate gets up and says he has a little something he would like to do, just two words he would like to add, one short, one long,to all... Continue Reading →