NAPKIN WORDS #12 2010 

1. HEARING IT – SEEING IT
If you are listening, if your are looking,
most storms give warnings long before
they every arrive!

2. REALITIES AND MOVEMENT
Time is either a fierce experience, or a
gentle calm.

You control it. You are its guide!

3. TO TRULY LOVE
Once love is committed, where two
hearts agree to become one, then that
love must become the main subject of
the heart, not one of many subjects.

Since the now one heart is in reality two
hearts joined, it might cause confusion
within the reasoning of one or the other
of the two joined hearts.

For the one heart still must have two
brains.

Understanding is an act of commitment!

4. HEALING
The one pain we can cure is that within!

5. HUMANITY IN TRANSIT
Without a doubt, humanity is a unique
species.

Yet with the passage of time, another
species might take over our space.

It has happened to other species!

6. THE PAST FEW DAYS OF SPRING
Here in New York City, we who were
lucky enough to be outside, had the
chance to witness the wonder of this
weather.

We learned well the beauty of this
season...its greening, blooming, Cherry
blossom awe!

7. IN THE HUSH
Whispers are a very special secret of
humanity.

Please don’t tell this to the crickets, for
they are sure to tell it to the frogs!

9. HOW IT COMES ABOUT
The last barbarian has always been,
at one time, the most innocent!

10. What can you do with life but question? 

LISTEN WITH KINDNESS

This pale western skin
burns its branding,
my Asian soul knows
it shall never
fade.

Proud marks of birth,
masks, requested life
preordained, turning
slowly upon a wheel
of law.

Who cares flesh? A
thing less or nothing,
for all life lived is heart,
soul, reasoning mind.

Whoever judges alters
naught. What will be
is Karma welcomed.

I aspire to molt, change
to Asian, yet western
flesh can’t be altered.
It sticks to bones, dies
and fades.

Listen with kindness,
hear my wish.
Burn or bury whatever
is left, can’t be used to
help another. Do not save,
I am going home.

by Edward Hunter