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"Smile" is an anagram of "slime"--and also a path through it. Washing Windows

Never let a confident person fold your parachute. What Lies Ahead* What lies ahead no human mind can

When the irresistible meets the immovable, a telephone rings somewhere. The Tortured Joy (An

But for your past calamities, your virtues might be fewer. Urges wild wind blow me safe into all here

Consequences teach what parents and teachers failed to. Nominal Nothing got my mother's goat for

Doubt fueled by compassion resembles faith without pretense. Oaks Near Town Black and green under

Each person is a jewel polished by trouble. Contemplating Shirley We worked well together selling

In the dear school of experience, gentleness is our finest achievement. One Glance From its western

So much depends on love that you'd think more people would use it. It All Rises Slicing the

As surely as a bud, given water, will become a flower, the office sycophant, given power, will become

When you're reading a book about Zen, you're not reading a book about Zen. Columbus Day, 1980

The wall that protects you also confines you. Alma Mater Revisited The campus seems all hollow today

The teeth of adversity grow directly behind the smile of fortune. Storm when the storm comes aprons

There is nothing in this world but everything, and it can't all happen in a day. Relief in Relife

A grandmother's love could light a large city. As Below, So Above Fragrance from flowers already

The tongue inside the brain speaks awfully bravely. Interpreting Geese A flock of Canada geese flies

Leave the past behind you, but if parts of it get back in front of you, ask them why. Farmer Karma I

Those on the take give up what those on the give take out. Messages from Beyond (Deceased persons

A loving thought is deeper than the night sky. Night Upside-down flowers, are we not? With stems

"All of our operators are still busy helping others," says the recording. "We

Where would a poet be without an angst to grind? Bug in My Kitchen Let me guess, box-elder bug on my

Visualization can be important to one's advancement in a large company, especially the ability to

There's nothing new beneath the sun, but luckily, what's old is fun. Sun Our sun as seen by

People remember your generosity far longer than your accumulation. Introduction Beneath my friendly

Grief cooks a nourishing oatmeal for the soul. Blue Sky in Buckets I asked the blue sky today why

Truth can be stranger than fiction, but poetry can be stranger than either. Nine Steps to a Poem Get

Indignation that is righteous is usually your own. Rolling with the Thunder Why I was angry matters

For every question conceived in the mind, an answer resides in the heart. Just Asking I ask how eyes

Can a fountain be robbed? To Rev. Rolla Swanson Our charming corner church fills and drains each week