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Audio Recordings, Travel / tagged Reluctance / September 16, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Packing
again in a place I love
for a place that I might like

Taurus roots
crab-grass to the ground

Each tearing tendril cursing
and wanting if it could
to kick
whoever made this bucket list

Bucket List Half Full

Audio Recordings, Travel / September 15, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Ain't been everywhere
but ain't been nowhere neither

Rather read the list
that keeps me warm at night
than the one that keeps me awake

Respect

Audio Recordings / tagged Aging, First Nations, Native Americans, Wisdom / September 14, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Pleats in clothes
go in and out of fashion

Pleats in faces
in some cultures never do

Illustration of Chief Dan George’s mother by Helmut Hirnschall from The Best of Chief Dan George

Lest We Regret

Audio Recordings, Family / tagged Art & Artists, God / September 12, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Whistler and Durer
did paintings of their mothers
something I wouldn't dare to do

If photos can capture souls
some risk paintings can as well

And I wouldn't want to wrestle with the dude how had dibs on hers

Benevolence

Audio Recordings / tagged God, Mystery / September 11, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

The man in the moon is a mask
no-one knows if behind is a he or a she
the answer may make all the difference

Secret of Life

Audio Recordings, Haiku / tagged Faith / September 10, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

The secret of life
is that God can keep one well
live the mystery

Caught You Looking

Audio Recordings, Haiku, Nature / tagged Buddhism, Meditation / September 9, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Buddha in garden
practicing detachment from
beauty illusion

A Friendly Face

Audio Recordings, Relationships / tagged Connection, Healing, Love / September 8, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Image by Couleur from Pixabay

How Narcissus Fell

Audio Recordings, Haiku / tagged Disguise, Downfall, Ego / September 7, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Face first in his image
when too much makeup
tipped the scale

Putting Face Paint On

Audio Recordings, Haiku / tagged Disguise, Image / September 6, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

Putting face paint on
Narcissus returns to pond
image he can love

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