Jeff Clardy loves nature and Zen meditation and words, put it all together and that spells for a meditative poetry reading in this episode.
Here are some of the references Valerie and Jeff mention in this show.
Poems by Jeff Clardy
A gentle rain dances
On the windows lure
Its peaceful tapping
Is delusions cure
A blackbird barks
It’s only word
A deeper zen
Is what is heard
Nothing here
As all has gone
In nature’s breath
And this moments song
--
It's quiet now
All thoughts are gone
All that's left
Is the morning birds song
So sweet this peace
This moment brings
When I choose to let go
The 10,000 things
Each breath is felt
Each song is heard
Everything is perfect
Without a word
--
Morning blossoms
From the songs of birds
Letting go the thoughts
So nothing is heard
Only that
Which forms this now
As stillness brings
The unanswered how
It's here my friends
The truth you seek
So silent your burden
So your soul can speak
For more, search Jeff Clardy on Facebook.
Zen Center in Dallas
https://www.mkzc.org/?fbclid=IwAR0kFIGqA4ihtQZ6YqKXVb9N-uxwu7tX6xe44ph_Pd7UMxEBEXUe4_S2pOg
How nature restores itself after the humans leave
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/chernobyl-disaster?fbclid=IwAR3HwuxoOr0QnbnSFUHuqUROsRnN5LzIqzhNnVQnvcDVzHJ33ul9zpXPt3g
George Carlin's bit about the earth and plastic and an interesting perspective on climate change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W33HRc1A6c