Where ~~~~~ no one stays no one goes outside, the trees await the snow only staying always going quietly, the hills catch falling snow someone sees someone hears in here, so still wet snow rests ~~~~~ -Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe March 11, 2021
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Frozen
Image courtesy Aaron Burden At six below zero the other side of the canyon holds its breath out my window across Six Mile Creek. The sun fills the frozen space between with a million dancing diamonds just for me. ~~~~~ -Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe 021421
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Change is hard. Giving birth (I hear) is painful. Weight training hurts. Learning math or Mandarin Chinese makes the brain ache. Political and social change are chaotic, uncertain and scary. But dig: A Black Woman worked tirelessly for years to enfranchise voters of color in Georgia. She succeeded. Even after being the victim herself of … [read more]
Ango Pieces, Fall 2020
Sen-jo and her soul are separated Shōun sits alone up on Lee Hill the wind whips a branch out a window grey waves lap the shore in California the sun will set soon, in the west. 11.14.20 Sunday family Zoom-zazen Sunday family Zoom-zazen Seattle Oakland Massachusetts Colorado same breath, one body, our heart beats … [read more]