Monday, July 25, 2022

Fistful of Zen



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 Fistful of Zen


“Zen is not work or achievement; it’s just you

becoming a revelation to your self.”--Huang Po


Freedom me

from pigeon holes.


Do not force me

to wear an

identity wrapper:   progressive,

                             pro-choice

                             professional

                             patriot

                             partner

                             personable

                             pugilist

                             proactive      

                             poet

                             prophet

                             particle

                             patriarch,


because I am more,

much infinitely interestingly originally

more--

starship captain,

co-creator

of the universe

and beyond.



Glenn Buttkus


Quadrille


Posted over at the  d'Verse Poet's Pub

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13 comments:

  1. Christopher ReilleyJuly 25, 2022 at 12:59 PM

    A very nice use of the key word. And you are only up to the Ps? It takes a lifetime to reveal what we need to know. Love the irony of the title.

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  2. kittysversesJuly 25, 2022 at 1:05 PM

    "because I am more,

    much infinitely interestingly originally"

    Well said! :)

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  3. MishJuly 25, 2022 at 1:07 PM

    Well said...and your "p" list is one page of the book (that you can't fit in a quadrille). Seems to be an abundance of "identity wrappers" lately. I find it archaic. Our minds are capable ( or should be) of so much more.

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  4. Ron. LavaletteJuly 25, 2022 at 2:00 PM

    You know & expose yourself masterfully here, Cap'n. Danke

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  5. itinJuly 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM

    Yeah no one wants to be pigeonholed or put in a box. Everyone is capable of so much more. Nice poem.

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  6. RaivenneJuly 25, 2022 at 4:46 PM

    "because I am more,

    much infinitely interestingly originally

    more--"

    Yes! Yes! I adore this and "identity"

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  7. Arcadia MariaJuly 25, 2022 at 5:02 PM

    There are layers to each person. Well said.

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  8. robkistnerJuly 25, 2022 at 5:28 PM

    Yo’ bro’, this is so cool Cap’n Butkus! I like! Didn’t know you were pro-life — but that’s your CHOICE. 😏 Proud of you my friend keepin’ it tight to 44. I went back down a blues alley in Memphis again. I also posted one of my old spoken word productions that had a music bed.

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  9. Jane DoughertyJuly 26, 2022 at 12:24 AM

    Pigeon-holing inevitably leads to division and discrimination. I think that's why we do it. It's handy to have a list of people to throw mud at.

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  10. Marion HortonJuly 26, 2022 at 1:42 AM

    Labels are for lazy people and so presumptuous (another p for your list?).

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  11. paeansunpluggedJuly 26, 2022 at 4:04 AM

    Capt. Buttkus, no one can pigeon hole you! Well said.

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  12. Merril D. SmithJuly 28, 2022 at 8:07 AM

    Most people go beyond the easy pigeonholing. Well said, Glenn.

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  13. ben AlexanderJuly 29, 2022 at 8:30 AM

    wait - are you really a pugilist, Glenn? or were you?

    much love,
    David

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