Sitting still in the clean comforted quiet of her kitchen, watching the leaves of the trees waving their rhythms– these were the moments he didn’t think about the dark. Only trees bending in the sky– blue and white blowing over the bright lit noontime city skyline. That and the shine in her eyes when she … Continue reading
My New Bouncy Ball
I’ll be blunt–I’ve been in the midst of something like extreme existential crisis… That was until I got my new bouncy ball. It’s beautiful–have you seen it? You would know if you had–it’s pink (neon) with white swirls; as if it were a world covered by pink oceans and dramatic storms, and all in the … Continue reading
Beads on a String
The following is a musical poetry experiment: Instructions: 1) Press play on the song posted above (skip ads). 2) When song begins to play, begin to read the poem below. 3) Contemplate & repeat as necessary. “Beads on a String” A cold breeze running through my fingers, I’m sitting by an alpine lake–a collection of … Continue reading
India: A photo journal
It began and ended in Mumbai. Our trip lasted nearly 3 months, and took us around India from top to bottom. When we started we had no idea what we were getting into, and when we finished we could hardly believe that it was already over. Here’s a few photos from along the way: The … Continue reading
Because of the Cave Dwelling Yogis
After dashing through Rajasthan and making a brief visit to Manali, Khala and I decided to stop in Rishikesh for 3 weeks to complete a 200 hour yoga teacher training course with the World Peace Yoga School. For the last ten days (and for 10 more to come) we have risen from bed at 6 … Continue reading
Living and Learning in Rajasthan
A few things I’ve learned from train-packing through Rajasthan: 1) To use travel agent or not to use travel agent (still undecided) Trains can be tricky to book in India. Depending on the destination they may be booked full well in advance. Learning this we decided to put our faith in a travel agent who … Continue reading
Normalizing
On our first day in Mumbai we walked along a narrow road as auto rickshaws zoomed by. We being my girlfriend and travel partner (we’ll call her Khala, because that is her name), a roommate from our guesthouse named Bishu, and myself. We passed by dogs picking through a huge pile of trash, an old … Continue reading
On Preparing for the Other Side (From a Sunny Hillside in San Francisco)
Tucked well into my niche, I sit on a sunny hillside in San Francisco. I’ve found a pile of rocks naturally shaped into a jagged bench, surrounded by a blanket of auxalis—bunches of clover shaped leaves dotted with bright yellow flowers—and a few tree like ceonothis bushes, with their blueish flower globs drooping off the … Continue reading
An Astronomical Poem
Good morning, lanes of black dust Good morning lanes of black dust escaping into space at a furious rate You have rotation plus gravity lanes of black dust glowing gas all around what are those spots? Stars, they are in you lanes of black dust they’re lost in the glare which we always call … Continue reading
Tenderloin Steppin’
I woke up from a dream in which I’d been sobbing. In the dream I’d traveled north to find my brother and my mom and my childhood dog. My dream took place in the time just before we had put him to sleep, and I was petting him, saying my farewells. I rolled over and … Continue reading
Hey PK, What Cha Think 