Japanese Garden — Photo-Artistry by kenne
A bridge over the pond
Shadows on the water
Hanging branches
A place in the shade
To think.
An attentive mind
Seeking meaning
As words draft away
In a light breeze
Gone in the dry air.
Goldfish swim
Near the surface
Passing under
The bridge shadow
I watch pass and go.
A vision through the lens
Sees what is truly seen
But has no meaning
Until poems are written
On the tree of life.
— kenne
Mt. Lemmon Trail — Image by kenne
Each day I try to develop myself beyond the conventional level of existence. I transcend the light of being through threads of space and time allowing me to see truth in different reflections. Most people adopt on view for the sake of security. I prefer to use all views than to maintain artificial boundaries to have one view. By utilizing all views, I can know the truth in much the same way I come to know a butterfly, a wildflower. To do otherwise is to limit oneself to what is always true.
As I shift a point of view, I have the freedom to transcend any actuality which I may encounter. By doing so, I’m able to accept the freedom and responsibility of being human and become more authentic in my expression, therefore better able to actualize my existence. By being flexible in my point of view, I’m better able to include as much of reality as possible.
— kenne
Arizona Wildflower Painting by kenne
Things are as they are
There is no past or future
Only the present.
— kenne
Sneezeweed & Ferns On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
— Alan Watts
Ragleaf Bahia Wildflower and Honey Bee — Image by kenne
“When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage;
when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man.”
— Anonymous
Mexican Fritillary Butterfly on Mahogany Milkweed — Image by kenne
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
(First Posted July 11, 2008)
The Water Flows
It’s hard for me to believe that it was six weeks ago
when I ordered the materials and began the preliminary
preparation for a fountain in our backyard.
There are many reasons why so long,
not the least of which was the delayed delivery of
the fountain pedestal, which finally can in yesterday.
By working with nature, you can look into your own nature.
“The secret of life is enjoying
the passage of time
Any fool can do it”
kenne
Images by kenne
“Everybody is ‘you’. Everybody is ‘I’. That’s our name. We all share that.”
— Alan Watts
