Jeff Miller :: One Sparkling Tear

Beauty filled youth
Sparkle eyes

Blond hair flying
Blue eyes twinkling

What'll we ride next
at Disney World?

After I last saw you
In the hallway at OCLC

I often wondered where you were
What you were doing

Not knowing now
how many years

you're gone.

—Harmon Ronaldson

Q. & A.

Q. I've all questions.
A. I've all answers.

Note: Now if someone could just pair them up correctly for me I'd much appreciate it.

Morning Storm

Morning rain over our house
I rode away into clear weather.

Bad Boy

Bad - Not good
Boy - Not man

Always defending
honour
completely lacking

Without courage
to keep commitment
virtue
truth

Boasting
I know him not

It would please me more than he
to be proven completely wrong.

Feeling s o sequential

Guessed Gus Gust

Haitian hovering guest
Gustav gushes,
gusts.

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: How To Write a Chinese Poem

How To Write a Chinese Poem

A well-known Japanese poet, Niiro Kyousou, was asked how to compose a Chinese poem.

"The usual Chinese poem is four lines," Kyousou explained. "The first line contains the initial phrase; the second line, the continuation of that phrase; the third line turns from this subject and begins a new one; and the fourth line brings the first three lines together. A popular Japanese song illustrates this:

Two F650s of BMW were made in Germany.
The elder has chain, the younger, belt.
A sport bike may kill with its price,
But these bikes slay men with their farkles."

Rush In Lover

Q. Why does everyone in South Ossetia love Russia?
A. Everyone who didn't was shot.

Dead Reckoning

In recognition of the Russian Duma recognizing the independence of South Ossetia,

I would like to recognize democracy in Russia.

Also, I would like to recognize the independence of Narnia.

Losing it

Life long losing
battle with loss

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: Rusty F650

Rusty F650

A nun who was searching for enlightenment bought an F650 and covered it with Touratech. Wherever she went she rode the Touratech F650.

Years passed and, still riding her F650, the nun came to live in a small town in a country where there were many F650s, each one with its own particular garage.

The nun wished to daily clean her Touratech F650, not liking the idea of mud covering her F650 like it did all the others. This rusted her Touratech F650, making it especially ugly.

左右

左道 無 限道限 無 道右

Lest as sure a boz worth

two door's down
Hank's even
3 Dick's death
broom'swept out
two door's rose

Peerless Thoughts

What a jury of one’s peers think

Several years ago, not exact quotes but approximate.

Linda V. said, “My husband is serving on a jury this week.”

Near as I can recall the trial was for someone charged with a serious crime - on the order of murder.

“He is going to do his duty and convict [the defendant].”

I asked her why it would be his duty to convict the defendant regardless of any proof of his guilt.

She said, “You can't believe any of that evidence the defense brings forward, it is just to get him off.” and “After all, the police wouldn't have arrested him if he wasn't guilty.”

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: The Most Valuable Thing in the World

The Most Valuable Thing in the World

Zen master 價值, was asked by an inmate: "What is the most valuable thing in the world?"

The master replied: "A broken water pump from an F650."

"Why is a broken water pump from an F650 the most valuable thing in the world?" inquired the inmate.

Jiazhi replied: "Because no one can name its price."

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: The Blockhead Cager

The Blockhead Cager

Two Zen teachers, Guretsu and Gosei, were invited to visit a cager. Upon arriving, Gosei said to the cager: "You drive skillfully by nature and have an inborn ability to learn."

"Nonsense," said Guretsu. "Why do you flatter this blockhead? He's a cager, so he doesn't know anything."

So, instead of running over Gosei, the cager ran over Guretsu.

Luny

But I feel only partially eclipsed.

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: Temper

Temper

A Zen student came to Nagoyaka and complained: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?"

"You have something very strange," replied Nagoyaka. "Let me see what you have."

"Just now I cannot show it to you," replied the other.

"When can you show it to me?" asked Nagoyaka.

"It arises unexpectedly from cagers on the road," replied the student.

"Then," concluded Nagoyaka, "it must not be your own true nature. If it were, you could show it to me at any time. When you mounted your bike you did not have it, and your riding did not give it to you. Think that over."

麼暗 Mo.an: Motorcycle Koan :: A Cup of Tea

A Cup of Tea

Nakano, a Japanese master during the 平成 era (1989- ), received a scholar who came to inquire about riding.

Nakano served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The scholar watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"

"Like this cup," Nakano said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can you learn to ride unless you first empty your cup?"

Zen Koans

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29 : naw a deugain

Now adoo gain

Now a do gain's on me :)

I've score twice and nine.

Veggy's I'm a l'speak