Around and about, a busy time Nicholas Vreeland October 4, 2018 Truth pursued in the debating court and in the classroom we must know how to write modern techniques creep in Our friends come to see what we're up to Our neighbors are less impressed they forge on valiantly I visit Jodhpur to see my multitasking father who delights in marriage to Sandra People in Jodhpur are modest they live in modest homes enjoying modest lives laid back and happy They mind their own business They’re cool real cool they share their tea and beedis the love-bugs enjoy the younger ones work and play while elders relax Paparazzi are shooed away Then Delhi for a moment with father and god father and then to Dharamsala but soon on the road again… to Zurich and then porsched to Bern and on to Basel... a whiff of Paris and to the Tuscan hills where fellow monks plan a monastery then Florence to see old friends and on to Rome for communion at Giolitti's and a blessing from San Antonio Then on to Delhi book fair and Dharamsala where the pursuit of truth goes on
Return to Karnataka Nicholas Vreeland August 15, 2018 Back at Rato Long drive to get there past hills, some fanning skies. Welcomed by Hubli friends; It’s monsoon here I visit a cattle fair along the way Sellers watch and sellees wait some preen and get dolled up some smile or shy away still others are oblivious and await their fate Off they go this way and that as do we all to greener parts, we hope
Back in the USA Nicholas Vreeland July 13, 2018 Hello from New Jersey Rinpoche has undergone cataract surgery The doctor is pleased plucks some lashes and gives drops But love is in the air... My father and Sandra tie the knot! They sign on the dotted line get prepared Other things are going on... other weddings too and then We Do! Les jeux sont faits! Rien ne vas plus Congratulations!!! Hurray! and the baton is passed on New Jersey life proceeds
Recent Indian Travels Nicholas Vreeland June 24, 2018 In Delhi, Ganshyam rests from cooking as Master-ji tailors on Dear T T-la avoids the midday sun And all enjoy their virtual realities though the wise stick to the visceral We ride through life nurturing our young and proudly parade along My friends Shartse Khensur Rinpoche in the Trithog Khang Gautam Sachdeva at old Rato And Madame Siddeshwar, the proud owner of Hubli’s finest steel Almirahs. I love my Siddeshwar almirah and she is happy I do! Our chief administrator, in charge while I’m away And then Bombay to visit its rocky coastline its blind minstrels, and Chowpatti Beach. Some swim others preen and everyone seems to pose with modesty, of course Take along a snack and enjoy the view But be mindful of where you tread as life is full of life!!