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		<title>Mahakasyapa&#8217;s flower</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A dead stem standing. Rank water. Petals scattered. Something remembered.]]></description>
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		<title>Mulitverse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On and on without beginning or end Universe within universe Above and below Within and without May your mind awaken and be free]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/mulitverse/</link>
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		<title>Peace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feeling cold, tired and nauseous, Thoughts buzzing through my head, Wondering if I said the right thing, All sit on the surface of inner peace.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/peace-2/</link>
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		<title>Clouds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Disappearing, reappearing Empty in the air Depending on water, earth and sun Yet thinking separate and forever They weep Unable to hold the other clouds If only they knew they were the sky And clouds]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/clouds-2/</link>
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		<title>Nothing is</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seeing into my mind, I wipe the floor. Grasping the moment, I read sutras.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/nothing-is/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t give me a name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feeling wind upon face. Seeing trees, streets, cars. No practice, no form, no name. No mind i]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/dont-give-me-a-name/</link>
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		<title>Moon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The moon has two faces. One light and radiant looking upon the earth reflects the sun. The other dark and mysterious looks out to the universe. Which face am I? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/moon/</link>
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		<title>Journey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Outside the window blows. After the rain the road glistens. The sunshines upon my face, Driving here and nowhere else.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/journey/</link>
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		<title>Second Lunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those ochre cobblestones were removed by those Who in taverns dream of uncertainty, Who pass electric guitars for inspiration And in cluttered malls abandon shoppers To shoe boxes and perpetual coffee. Those wild strawberries were sprayed by those Who starving masquerade as full Who pass tubes for nature Who make only fun of everything And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/second-lunch/</link>
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		<title>A warmer planet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you see her? She&#8217;s wearing nylon shoes. Eating tofu. She sings the blues. Plays a guitar. And everyone wants more. The air is far too warm she says. The icebreaker is still in port. Down south an odd storm or two Kills thousands. And she cares. The taxman comes to claim his prize. Leave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikaelaldridge.com/zen/a-warmer-planet/</link>
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