JIM INFANTINO

Jim

12February 2014

mine : accepting

inderdependent
co-arising is only
letting go of "mine"

sit

start accepting it
and that which you accept will
change, naturally

Mimi #1 by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim

10February 2014

lack : wander

emptiness is not
emptyheadedness or lack
nor is it wanting

sit

anticipation
causes the mind to wander
fantasy and fear

red feet by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim

7February 2014

painting : impermanence

a painting on cloth
from a faraway country
disintegrating

sit

impermanence is
what makes life bearable
and unbearable

Astrid obsucra #1 by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim

6February 2014

uppy : joy

having a bad back
complicates situations
like "uppy dada!"

sit

the joy and ease
of being right here and now
is frightening, why?

self portrait #19 by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim

4February 2014

preferences : dot

not enough, too much
this is where to find the self
in preferences

sit

a diagram of
the mind could be just one dot
in a dotted line

astrid #33 by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim

3February 2014

ice : listen

the air smells of ice
i crunch it beneath my shoes
like a three year old

sit

wake up and listen
the world vibrates regardless
of which sense you use

blue feet by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim Infantino

31January 2014

hurry : work

the day is yelling
hurry! hurry! you're too late!
or is that just me?

sit

last night i had fun
today i come back to work
i keep coming back

'floor1' by Zoë

updated: 7 years ago

Jim Infantino

29January 2014

reluctant : compassion

'blanket 6' by Zoë

reluctant, i sit
a hundred reasons not to
stubborn faith alone

sit

compassion is not
about you and i alone
only emptiness

updated: 7 years ago

Jim Infantino

28January 2014

bus : galaxies

'rug rug' by Zoë

concerned only with
my own happiness i curse
this wild crowded bus

sit

we are galaxies
separated by vast space
born of one idea

updated: 7 years ago

Jim Infantino

27January 2014

agenda : rhythm

'dada 8' by Zoë

there is time enough
for everything apart from
my own agenda

sit

finally my mind
slows to the rythm of breath
when I hear the gong

updated: 7 years ago

Jim Infantino

25January 2014

puzzle : onion

'christmas' by Zoë

my daughter Zoë
solves a puzzle by touching
everything she can

sit

like an onion skin
all of space and time appears
to the perceiver

updated: 7 years ago