When the East meets the West

What do they talk about?

Half Smile

Under

Sometimes

we need to be in a different position

to see

something

differently

...

it pays

Family Project

Good job Rana !

Spring Cleaning

The urge was always there
every time I stand by the window
my yard was yelling at me
it is time for spring cleaning

I spread out the bamboo fence
I found a few bamboo sticks
I stucked them into the dragon vase
Eureka!
A new feature!
Let there be more creations.

Simplicity

Life should be simple
less clutter
more peace
more room for joy

Ikebana

It is time to bring out the container and cut some flowers

an art which Samurai warriors used

just before all the killings

a contrast

as usual

seen everyday in life

stay away from black or white

life has more gray than we thought

Heart

The heart of a rose

is soft and gentle.

...

If I were a searching bee

I would need

to bypass

the thorn of self protection

...

fly through those layers

of make up

...

kiss

and be kissed

at the right time

Spring

by guest photographer: Rana

An Invitation

It is so easy to turn on the computer,

surf all day.

It is so easy to turn on the TV,

surf all day.

It is so easy to open the refrigerator,

surf all day.

This is an invitation.

Get out and walk!

The Pain of Change

Hugging this saguaro

is the present pain.

Finding another saguaro to hug

is the pain of change.

Knowing how to hug

is wisdom.

Farewell

I have to say good bye to my art group.

To stay or not to stay?

that was the question in my mind for quiet some time.

Finally,

at the right moment,

I asked my wife.

She said,

go ahead.

...

With the limited time that I have,

I can only choose one between golf and photography.

...

And the winner is,

golf.

Lipstick on the Pig

My present organization is very good at doing this.

They do not work on the fundamentals,

which is happy staff.

Their approach is top down,

trying to piant a better picture

by putting the lipstick on the pig...

It is time to move on.

Wheel of Life

Accept what life gives me.

>>>

When it is time to rest,

rest.

When it is time to play,

play.

When it is time to be responsible,

be resposible.

>>>

Just don't fiight it.

What will come will come,

what will turn will turn,

what will last will last.

Camouflage

One way to disappear

is to blend.

...

Be numb,

insensitive.

Forget about what is right,

what is better.

Life will be easier.

...

But how do I contain

this righteous beat

of my soul,

that is unsettled,

unsatisfied,

and unhappy.

...

When the pain of the present

is greater than

the pain to change,

it is time

to move on.

...

Life is short.

Magic Dragon

This is a good day to escape

to the world of dragons and fairy tales

to a place where I can be nobody

to a place where life is simple

to a place where I can hide

Blue Light

They move

They swin

They dance

They change

They float

They come

They go

They turn

They flip

They sway

They kiss

They roll

They are awesome...

Winter Night

A dreamy expression
blew suddenly free
cresting in waves
from the old whispering wife

The candles flicker
to trim the long night
and sweep the thick darkness
of this frozen earth

The blanket stretched so taut
like the sorrow of time’s passing
tossed by a gentle breeze from the west
chasing the swelling pink from the east

Untitled

Finding me, the amnesiac,
at the graveside
is not common.

Today,
nostalgia is the succor-
of fun, of laughter, of joy,
of a place that I called my own.

The resident ghost,
invisible,
has a burden
in his own paradise.

Am I a friend
or an enemy?

He stares through the concrete
with chagrin.
Why does he have to come?”

Hope

Some call it,

light at the end of the tunnel.