Observation
My lady tells
me about her dreams
Playing
string with Kitty, pouncing
The smell of
coffee fills the house
In the dark morning,
dressing, typing
I am listening,
chatting with them
In the hour
before sunrise
Friday, January 4, 2019
Observation - January 4th, 2019, Friday
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Observation - December 3rd, 2018, Monday
Observation
The world
outside my window is covered in ice and snow
We are plunging
into winter, and it is cold
I woke up parched,
with the radiators drying out the house
Running hot
all day, non-stop
Kitty is curled
up in a ball on the couch
She slept under
my arm all night
She is
complaining about the snowy-world
With all the
rabbits and the squirrels having gone to rest
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Observation - November 3rd, 2018, Saturday
Observation
It is the 6th
hour of the third day of the eleventh month
There is
traffic on the street in the cool November dark
It will be
brighter at this hour tomorrow, saving daylight
My kitty
does not read a clock, she has one inside her
Tick-tocking
with the rapid beat of her kitten’s heart
She is
curled up on the couch and I listen to her breathing
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Observation - October 3rd, 2018, Wednesday
Observation
It is 3:45
am, there are lights flashing outside my window
They are cherry
and berry blue, spinning fast on the bar
Of an
ambulance and a firetruck, chirping in the night
Small bursts
of noise blurting from their sirens
It is a
normal morning on Bryant, across from the home
Kitty jumps
down from the window where she had been
Perched on
the lookout for creatures moving of the night
The rabbits
and fox, and the bushy raccoon
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Observation - September 3rd, 2018, Monday
Observation
I listen to
a car roll by outside my open window
The sound of
traffic is low, I have not noticed any busses
There is a
beeping like an alarm going off at the nursing home across the street
Or of a van
backing up, but it has been going off for hours
It is Labor Day
today and the city is still sleeping
Summer is
coming to an end
It promises
to be warm today, not hot, the breeze is cool and dry
Kitty is
running from window to window, chortling in her brisk meow
There is
something happening outside
A born
squirrel, or a chip monk in the tree
They vanish,
and she grows quiet
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Friday, August 3, 2018
Observation - August 3rd, 2018, Friday
Observation
There is traffic
on Bryant
The windows
are open
The sound of
tires
Rolling on
the pavement
Cars and
trucks and busses
A plane
flying overhead
Preparing for
touchdown
Kitty is
licking her white paw
Cleaning her
tawny head
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Observation - July 3rd, 2018, Tuesday
Observation
Kitty
stretches her front paw
A sparrow
cut across the plane of view from the front window
Cool clear
light bends through the wavy glass
It is quiet
in the morning
The cup
filled with coffee is warm in my hand
A breeze on
my neck from the black plastic fan
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Observation - June 3rd, 2018, Sunday
Observation
The Twins are tied in the bottom of the eighth
I can smell the cut grass through the open window
My lady is out front pushing the mower
I can hear it rattle, in a rhythm with my typing
The hum of traffic flowing by on Bryant
Kitty is on her bench looking at the action
The Twins exit the eighth without advancing
The sun is bright and the air is cool, afternoon
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Observation - May 3rd, 2018, Thursday
Observation
Spring came and it is warm in the house
The hum of the fan mutes the sound of the TV
Of traffic, of Kitty purring, of my lady sleeping
Breathing, in the early morning, minutes from rising
The dark is just beginning to break outside the window
The faintest blue line is stretching across the horizon
Tree bud are popping, the Earth is respiring
Beneath a soft blanket of dew
Siddhartha Ulysses Gateaux, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 1st, 1969) to French/American parents. A lifelong resident of South Minneapolis, Historian, Philosopher and Theologian and Poet, educated in the Benedictine tradition, master of Buddhism in the Zen-Sufi tradition, Buddha at Large, Co-Founder of the Zen Syndicate Intergalactic, Neighborhood Buddha and the People's History Project, teaching history of religion and providing spiritual direction.
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