Taiji* (August 2012)

From moment to moment

We die, then come back to life.

From something to nothing

And back again.

Or are these thoughts,

These words, these actions,

Our death,

And stillness life?

Master Chang awoke one morning,

And did not know:

Was he a man dreaming a butterfly?

Or a butterfly dreaming a man?

Two fish, forever bound to a wheel,

One dark, the other light,

Go chasing each other’s tails …

Quickly, say something apt!

Pyramid Poems (for Justin)

broad-

way and

forty sec-

ond street, be the

big hermit

not the

small

– Robert Montes de Oca

T’ai

Chi Chih

brings energy

knowledge supreme

love and joy

thank you

Stone

– Maggie Breimshurst

from

Justin

T’ai Chi Chih

service to mankind, a gift

thank you

Stone

– Rich Ashman

gift

of joy

T’ai Chi Chih

service to all

Justin lives

on in

all

– Mary Ruiz

light

flowing

from within

sharing caring

touching all

with love

Chi

– Mary White