michael profile picture

michael

I am here for Friends

About Me


This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it's furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

-Rumi

current moon phase

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

..

My Blog

bathroom wisdom

the bathroom is a well of wisdomwhat if i resolved myselfand all of my petty effortsto the relaxation of resigning and realizing that i have everything and every thing.what if i believedthat nothing c...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:26:00 GMT

bricks

sometimes i wonder how many bricks are in this city.all these buildings and homes and walls and sidewalks.how many bricks?and where did they all come from?surely not from the same place.some bricks a...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT

cellos again

cellos againi am open in a brick housewith a strong wind at the doorpushing all the nails in.sweet half sister anddaughter of mine, we are naked before a motherholding pomegranites in our hands. eyes...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:29:00 GMT

be sure to wear a coat.

it starts as a pressure and it builds;quite the phantom in arrivalquite the army in strength.when it bends you just go limpwe know that brittle things willalways break -there is rubber in our bones. ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:59:00 GMT

alone with a ladder

cut me in half andcount the ringsi know that these promisescan bleed through their pores.swimming in the shallowswalking while it's wadingi am sure to slip on something hereand crash into the ceiling...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:25:00 GMT

the season for falling

with these purple and green swirls this could be a cloud or easily misunderstood for some leaves just falling down it is the season after all for falling from and into things for hot tea and whispers...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:53:00 GMT

freehand

Everybody understands you when you're speakingyour language out loud;Please speak directly into the microphone,Please look directly into the lens.Shiver with the breeze and know you're still alive. &n...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:19:00 GMT

marrow

old man young manyin yang stretchy stretchywhollops from the skycloudspicking off your bonesstringing up your emptysticky dreamssticking to your story sought to figure outas you empty out your bonesma...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:40:00 GMT

the alchemist

white noise rambling all aroundthis is is the world we builtour beds we lie inwater on the brain simple eggs that went softunder a sunmany moons agodonning a helmeti bravely step out onto the streetso...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:30:00 GMT

poem on a bus

listening to musicunderneath the riverstill getting a signalin a tunnel partly coveredwith old and aging tiles.still spinning on an axis,still looking into eyes of strangersHunting for more of me.Beau...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:02:00 GMT