One must pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while still alive. –NietzscheMore
Author Archives: Richard Q
A human being-question chasing after both God and nothingness. The internet is a disaster, but our starlessness might teach us something. I welcome our constant experimenting with ourselves with open arms, for ultimately they are attempts of life at living and growing in life. My dwelling is in Key West, while the dwellings of my loves are Indiana, New Mexico, Texas, Massachusetts and Arizona. These spaces are nothing. Love abides and love embraces.
Once the rage settled down
We were as little sure of who we were as where we were after the rageMore
Musing on a Section of the Zhuangzi, or, On Perspectivism
Oh! To be as lustful as Whitman when he said “All is truth!”More
Physis
Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles. – John TyndallMore
Every Morning
He continued to love, and continued to be confused by loveMore
Karl and Jasmine
He had the best songs in Key West. Songs celebrating the town. At least he knew he had themMore
Sometimes we miss
This truly happened, the feelings were real…but I cannot place it…see itMore
If I am suddenly
Make sure you catch me smiling at least once before you go…or I goMore
Three Poems for Humans
…or for the upcoming wilderness of our offspringMore
The Whole of Life is One Long Poem
i fell in love with the poem of the world before I fell in love with the worldMore
Garden
know yourself…and the selves within your selfMore
Consequence of our greed
The dwarf does not jump from my shoulder, but stays there and continues whispering into my earMore
Pre-sense
Form is emptiness, emptiness formMore
Rethinking Dark
For Paul, who knew how to love…and how to celebrate. Stay darkMore
Squinting at the suchness of things
lack of wonder is just as wondrous as wonder itself. I feel I’ve said this before….More
Love the Dust 