Basho had his frog

[the mingo]

basho had his frog
bukowski his wine bottle
i'm damn near starving
for something else
anything beyond this stifling stink
of same & same
this routine -
not that there ain't things to be said for routine
it has its compensations
but ...
this mild survival not to be settled for
vs. even one moment of real life
thank God for each of us to be granted this :
what the imagination wants
imagination creates
& he is most to be pitied
whose own life
is not his greatest entertainment

[saw]

much to ponder here mingo.....enjoyed the ride
I think we know this isn't our practice life
but the world can be so unkind some days
especially to those growing long in the tooth
many great thinkers that I admire feel adaptability
will be your greatest asset in the quickly emerging future

imagination should never be taken lightly....it has unlimited potential

[the mingo]

two amen's to that right there - Thx saw

[revolutionR]

I sink you made you point. Point on.
Please don't Basho me with that frog.

[the mingo]

Please don't Basho me with that frog.

Aw, c'mon, frog bashing is fun - well, maybe not so much for the frog

[justwalt]

...he is most to be pitied
whose own life
is not his greatest entertainment

[WIREMAN]

make of thine life .....i always think of old basho, on the road to the deep north.....stopping to sleep in a stable where a horse takes a piss next to his head while he's sleeping..... .....that book of his oko no hamichi sp? journey to the deep north is a true treasure......