Author Archives: Rigoberto Rogier

Fall

The season begins in a blaze— reds and yellows burning like small suns On every branch. A thousand shades of color thicken the world with a beauty almost too rich to touch. But time moves the way time must. Color … Continue reading

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My Eightfold Path (haiku)

Show up each new day,As faithful as dawn breaking—Rising, returning.Spine tall, follow breath;With intention, stay present—Clouds drift, untroubled.Like a night watchman Thoughts appear from empty dark—Watch all that arisePause before speaking;In stillness, a door opens —Let words fall gentlyAct, or leave … Continue reading

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My 5 Precepts (in Haiku)

All life is preciousHold with reverence and prayerOne with the cosmosTake what is giventhe earth pours out abundance.Give all that you havePause before speakingin stillness, a door opensLet words fall gentlySweet is life’s pleasureDo not grasp or cling to itAll … Continue reading

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Bengali Tea Boy

* An offering to Atisha I’m besieged byBengali Tea servants.They are everywhere.unabated,Like flies buzzing around a pile of shit.Stinky.Unhinged.Relentless.Determined.To fuck me up.Today, while walking Along a still pondI stopped and looked atMy reflection.I had never met the chiefTea servant before!

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I am

He asked if I was Christian.I said, “Have you seen the beautiful sunrise this morning?”He asked if I was Muslim.I said, “Can you hear the barking dog for need of water?”He asked if I was Hindu.I said, “Can you smell … Continue reading

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The Recipe

He tries to conceiveof Godthrough thought.And every time,fails to see herface.But he is sure of this method.He is sure thatGodis a prearranged assortmentof atoms.If only he had the recipe!

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Awakening

Sometimesthe noise is persistentand unforgiving.and the choiceIs to fight what isn’t thereor to sit in tearsor both.And Yes! Rilke!What we choose to fightis so tiny!But in our weaknessthe sheer numbersare deafeninginfiniteunrelenting.And Yes! Mary!Their tinyand numerous voicescry out“Mend My Soul!”Baiting my … Continue reading

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The Night

At night,when we dream,the fight for our wholeness begins.Spirit awakens,ego left with no ground beneath it—weakened by quiet,by silence.Here the battle starts:thick sweat, shivering cold nightsas we wrestle angelsand our Spirit decidesit’s time to undo the damageof the old friendwe … Continue reading

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Holy Words

The words can do great harm—They’re read by thosewho believe they must know God,decode Her formulas,predict what comes next,or claim to understandwhat God meant.But who decidedthese are God’s words—the writings of “inspired men”?Inspired, yes…but by whom,or by what?These words can … Continue reading

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