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Published: January 16th 2007
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here are some more pics from Guatemala, I hope you enjoy...
Colin
A poem that I wrote recently, it made me think of Guatemala, where I lost my girlfriend.
Love, my dear, I have to leave you soon
I am on a mission to see the world
to know myself and to learn many things
then I will fly on an eagles wings
with an eagle's sight and I can come to you
show you my heart pure and my love true
why this quest, it's hard to explain
it's an itch in my feet and a thought in my brain
I feel so tired, yet so full of life
my heart is rich with emotion, it feels so right
I love life and all it's given me
though sometimes it's hard, the joy will set you free
much of my life was spent in a mental cell
then I was out, feeling happy and well
it all happened so fast and so slow, I don't know
how it came about, but here I am, woah.
I stand in awe under the stars of the sky
I am so small, the universe is so high
so much I
don't know and I don't want to learn
happy with ignorance and bliss, knowledge can burn
I gave it it's turn, but it doesn't make happy
head heavy and unweildly, everything's sappy
fake and just a shadow of itself
without the names my eyes see in wonder
the mysteries remain and the world is sacred
I'm not lifting up her skirts like a curious kid
I'm not Nietzsche searching for hard truths, I'll take Lau Tzu's
go with the Tao and be master like Zeus
not trying to control but letting things go
let things happen and grow in your soul
I've lied to myself, I still have lots of fears
like what my music will do in the wrong ears
but maybe the more you can let go and give away
you make new space for a new way.
So girl, thought I leave you I'll stay true
though I never know what my heart will do
I'm overwhelmed this trip is so amazing
a hundred times over I could say the same thing
I know I repeat myself a hundred times
in different ways, but I like what I say, so that's fine!
It's like I'm saying
the same thing, but in a different way,
you know, things have so many ways you can say!
Really though I feel something growing in my heart
it's an awe and a reverence, glowing in the dark
it's so warming gets me from the inside out
I'm so content inside, I just wanna shout!
But girl, I gotta leave tomorrow, I'll miss you so much
your sweet kisses and you dearest touch
you gave me strength to travel on
and I know you will miss me once I'm gone
I'll miss you too, but after this, I'll be a better person
with a bigger heart, and deeper soul, of that I'm certain.
Everytime you give something up, you gain something, you know? Also, every end is a new beginning. This is quite literally true...
Here is a Taoist song that I write, just full of the wisdom of Lao Tsu. I owe this song to him.
The Tao
It was destiny, it all had to be
that this is the person that would become me
I write a lot about myself--that's all I know
because I am there everywhere I go
when will I find the Tao
Te Ching? When it finds me
meanwhile I just have to let it be
what is there to learn about the universe
don't force things, just let them come forth
darkness within darkness is the gate to mystery
the manifestation is told in history
the name with no name is mother of all things
the sage wanders jungles, yet suffers no stings
the jaguars teeth find nowhere to enter
death can not touch him, for Tao is his center
like a newborn babe he can scream all day
and never get course, that is the way
the young and alive are soft and flexible
the old about to die, stiff and brittle,
keep your heart young by keeping your mind open
letting go of ideas and goals, never focused
better ever than never, better grow than decay
but when it's your day you will start to fade away
accept whatever comes with no complaints
be grateful for all you get like they're blessing from a saint
true words aren't beautiful, beautiful words aren't true,
you're better off if you just speak a few
those who know aren't learned and the learned don't know
the sage keeps the gem in
his heart, wears rough clothes
everything I ever did good, I didn't do
I owe all my thanks and strengths to you
Lau Tsu, my teacher throughout the years
who reached me, isolated from my peers
the good is good only because of the bad
the happy we know only because of sad.
Wisdom is giving and in the way you're living
the fool thinks he knows but doesn't know
I don't know much, just a thing or two
been wasthing my time trying to see what's true.
A heavy wind can't blow all day
a heavy rain will rain itself away
remain still keep closed eyes ears and nose
rich food dulls the taste, that's how it goes
I approach you humbly, give you a gift that is tasteless
odorless, yet the most precious, don't waste it
nothing has more value in the universe than wisdom
if you meet a king, that is all you should give him
good men do not argue, those who argue are not good
we should try to understand and accept others if we could
don't be too useful cause then they will use you
cut you down like a tree for
your wood, abuse you
do you want fame or to have a name?
Pick happiness instead and avoid the blame
misfortune is the human condition, accept it
the body brings us misfortune, but respect it
the sacred shrine within your mind and soul
keep it clear and let your body be whole.
Lau Tsu, I love you, for what you've taught me
and what you've got me through
Lau Tsu, with your words you capture the tao
and bring us to the path right here and now
of course, whenever you write about the tao, you miss the point, and are rather far from it. It's because it's not something to be explained in words. But of course, we can always waste our lives trying.
Peace,
from Granada, Nicaragua,
1/20/07
Colin
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Tim
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Fabulous!
Very well taken photographs and excellent choice of subjects. The best addition to me are the pictures of people, especially smiling children. That is what sets these photos apart from others of Guatemala I have seen. I thought I might like to visit, but now I am sure of it. Thanks, Colin