Hubris

Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.

Who is this quotation from?

Classic Poem

Dennis Fritzinger posted this classic on the Warrior Poet Society list

Break the Mirror

In the morning
After taking cold shower
----------What a mistake----- -----
I look at the mirror.

There, a funny guy,
Grey hair, white beard, wrinkled skin,
----------What a pity-------- --
Poor, dirty, old man!
He is not me, absolutely not.

Land and life
Fishing in the ocean
Sleeping in the desert with stars
Building a shelter in mountains
Farming the ancient way
Singing with coyotes
Singing against nuclear war--
I'll never be tired of life.
Now I'm seventeen years old,
Very charming young man.

I sit down quietly in lotus position,
Meditating, meditating for nothing.
Suddenly a voice comes to me:

"To stay young,
To save the world,
Break the mirror."

Nanao Sakaki

Emerson

The earth laughs in flowers. - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Pine Tree Tops

Quoting A Poem from Gary Snyder

Pine Tree Tops
in the blue night
frost haze, the sky glows
with the moon
pine tree tops
bend snow-blue, fade
into sky, frost, starlight.
the creak of boots
rabbit tracks, deer tracks,
what do we know. - Gary Snyder

Bumper Sticker

I recently saw a bumper sticker that read, "Socialism: a good idea until you run out of other people's money." By this definition, most financial endeavors in our society are socialist enterprises. Think of it, banking, finance, insurance, and the stock market all involve generating profits or loss (mostly loss these days) by taking unwarrented risks with other people's money.