~ Religion, Politics & Rachael Ray (Shake and Bake)

in the shade of a

gnarly juniper tree,

god and the buddhas

are lying on big pillows

of volcanic rock,

looking up at the passing clouds,

their legs hanging

over the edge of the canyon.

down below,

the crooked river

cuts around smith rock

“so, who do you like

for president?” asks god.

“obama … he has buddha-nature,”

answer the three buddhas.

“politics is a tricky business,”

says god,

firing up a lucky strike.

the buddhas smell the sulfur

as god opens

the box of wooden matches;

they hear the sweep

of a match across the striker;

and they see the red phosphorus

flare to life.

“obama can’t win for losing,”

says god, taking a long, deep

drag off the lucky.

“i mean, a year ago,

he wasn’t black enough, remember?”

god asks, rhetorically.

“now, he’s too black,”

he continues.

“you’ve been watching fox news

again, haven’t you, sir,”

say the buddhas, snickering.

“well, rev. wright

is pleasing to me and all,"

says god

"and at least

he’s got some fire in his belly …

but i really thought

clinton was going to win.”

“ah … aren’t you .. you know,

… omniscient?”

ask the buddhas.

“normally, i am,” says god,

“but i was also wrong

about dewey in 1948.”

“by the way," says god,

gore won florida in 2000, just

in case you were wondering.”

“islam has one thing right,”

say the buddhas,

“watch any show on cable television

for more than 30 seconds,

and it will confirm that

western civilization is in decline.”

“except rachael ray,”

says god, dreamily,

“she has buddha-nature.”

 

smith rock

near terrebonne

in central oregon

 

kodak 125 px

black and white film

zero image 69

pinhole camera

hand-held red filter

 

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4rzKaEHFrY

 

Done