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Shaman?

Posted on Jan 3rd, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
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"I am not a Shaman,
this I know but my
poetry/music does
have special curative
powers that all art
should possess
a mysticism 
and I invoke the
Great Spirit in 
everything I create"
(i.e.- Santana, Van Morrison)
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"Epistle To Rev. Phil"

Posted on Jan 4th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Ourlady
We venerate
the same Saints
riding the river
of life through
it's waterfalls of anxiety,
and the ponds of serenity.
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Monk's Montage

Posted on Jan 10th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Obamamontage
wow we won
got a new leader
knows the Bhagavad Gita
and the Ramayana
Hanuman the Monkey God
is his lucky charm
charisma rational
slightly radical
bright light radiates
emanates from his
SOUL alma would
give my life for
Barack Obama
WE have been to
the mountain top
Secret Service
better step up
because history
has shown that
the conservatives
like to put out contracts
on men of peace
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Worn Out World

Posted on Jan 14th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
if there were tears left I would weep...
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holy, holy, holy,

Posted on Jan 17th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Altar
"The typewriter is holy the poem is holy the voice is holy 
the healers are holy the ecstasy is holy!" -A. Ginsberg
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Upon the Rio Grande

Posted on Jan 18th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Sany0582
Sandia Mountains
Rio Grande flows
the cottonwood grows
Coronado State Monument
con mi hijo
we had a blast
don't grow too fast
father and son time
well spent life's present
feel the presence 
of the inhabitants
living a pure pueblo life
now in Bernalillo
North of Albuquerque
Vincent says murals scare him
I ask if he can sense the chindi
he says yes
"you thought you might be a ghost"
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Hurdy Gurdy Man

Posted on Jan 23rd, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Donovan
w/ Amaru looking away at KBAC Santa Fe.
Om Shree Baba. 2/11/08.
We discussed his new foundation
w/ David Lynch and their initiative
to get meditation taught in schools.
Hanging w/ Donovan, even for
a short while, talking about one
of my favorite film makers was surreal.
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Inaugural Poem

Posted on Jan 24th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
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“Poem was lame, so was her recitation of it.
She wasn’t convincing or moving- it was weak.
Now on the other hand Rev. Lowery’s
"when black will not be asked to get in back..."
that was moving and had depth.
(btw my 3 y.o. son was in day-care and they listened
on the radio and he shouted ‘Power To The People’)
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Progress and Pride

Posted on Jan 25th, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Navajonation
once we have gone black
there is no turning back
you thought the white
might always rule
that's just not cool
next a Navajo 
Princess for President
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Is there a Doctor in the House?

Posted on Jan 31st, 2009 by Shodo : Poet Shodo
Oppieandme
Praise be the Prophets
the martyrs that did not fall
as I sit upon my zafu
staring at the wall
an American Street Freak
unafraid to speak out
quite sure what I'm about
I miss Hunter S.
what would he have to
say about where 
we are today
in this mess
hoping for
progress
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