stone in my shoe

stone in my shoe
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

trying not to do the same
i re-route
and see if things will be
i do not want to take much space
my side is perfect
i get ample light
the path ahead is most tricky
much forks and uphills
to test my breaks
so pray please tell me
which direction best to take
i'll be on my way
and out of your hair
will see you again
when i return
hopefully my shoes ain't broken
just broken in

-- jdt/07162010

goodbye, neighbor's tree... thanks for the memories...

goodbye, neighbor's tree... thanks for the memories...
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

*** posting this for memory... the neighbors are cutting down their trees again... not trimming or pruning but cutting them down... most of the trees i remember during my childhood are gone now... sampaloc, camachile, duhat, siningwelas... all gone... from our backyard, where used to be lush green... i can see a big chunk of the sky now... today, another mango tree was fell... i wonder what's going on in the minds of our neighbors... it's their lost... really... hmmm... ain't it illegal to cut down old trees?

basyang lessons

basyang lessons
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

"To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life." -- John Burroughs

*** basyang (the typhoon) taught as how simple things are not really simple... we are reminded of what its like to do things without power/electricity... (some even without water)... without internet... without celphone... for a time we were all the same...

good morning distractions

good morning distractions
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

woke half hoping to grasp some sense

but the world has other plans

had a dream that tells me of a mission

will i believe

or pretend silliness

ruffled feathers guards its young

while a fan tail dance with her reflection

remembered the snake that hung on the tree

as the sunbeam chased my thoughts away

stepped out to begin

but incy stopped me on my tracks

a half a dozen steps and gone

pressed enter

time to move on…

-- jdt/071110

is

is
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

settle for a rest in thinking

only it seems impossible

how do you pause while playing

skip this and that

straight to the uncertain path

there is no short cut

only one way out

may miss a step

but keep on your journey

for there is absolute

and unbroken continuity

-- jdt/07082010

pressing on still

pressing on still
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

we try to grasp issues

only to stumble anew

and almost want to give up

but the push to do so not enough

the cryptic message here

may never be deciphered

but the path to continue haunts

unceasingly we press on out

till each step is as easy as breathing

till each thought is as light as morning

jdt/07062010

a newness in front of me…

a newness in front of me…
Originally uploaded by * jdt... (shabba!)

you wake with the day promising so much…

new tenants hover to rent in your head…

but there’s no vacancy…

for you are in diff level now.

be God’s hand and heart…

jdt/07052010