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LIGHTING CANDLES

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Universal Octopus

“If I make merit by doing goodand share it with others,how much will I be left with?” “All of it.” “How can that be?If I have a hundred bahtand share it with you,how much will I have?” “Fifty.” “How so?” … Continue reading →

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USE IT BUT BE RIGHT

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Universal Octopus

I wish I was a millionairecould take it all and give it youand you and youand you and you and youand send you off to let you dojust what it is you want to. Use it and be right. And … Continue reading →

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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Universal Octopus

It was different in the past.Especially in the village. Before you could readBefore there were newspapersBefore there was radioBefore there were telephonesBefore there were filmsBefore there was TVBefore there were computersBefore there were smartphonesBefore there was the endless whisperingof global … Continue reading →

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PENNY CANDLES

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Universal Octopus

The Children of Lightmark out their stretch of beachand claim as much of everythingas they can ever reach. (See the white horses riding highwhere sea touches the sky.) The Children play,the long, ever-day,under an always-smiling Sun,in Eternal Delight;which the Children … Continue reading →

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RAISING THE DEAD

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Universal Octopus

Because I cared,I kept my friends alivebathed in the light of the good times we had shared. But when I go back to comparethe in-between times too, I seethey have given up the fight(together with the good times that we … Continue reading →

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