Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter I
2. Contents V
3. Seven Canadian Poems
4. The Power Of Prayer 1
5. Occitanian Spring 7
6. Wittenham Clumps 14
7. Something Precious 19
8. Holy Land I: Truth 25
9. Holy Land II: Force 30
10. Confession 39
11. The Size of Earth
12. Mae Salong 43
13. Wat Pa Nanachat 49
14. The Tao Of 9/11 62
15. Making History, Unfolding World 83
16. The Size Of Earth: A Short Simple Poem To Get Us Out Of Iraq 89
17. Global Sonnets
18. Above Siberia 95
19. On Not Recognizing Ronna In Bangkok 96
20. View From Phayao Ram 97
21. To Carol Shields 98
22. For Raquel Scherr 99
23. For Raquel Scherr (2) 100
24. Home 101
25. Jacques De Coutre (l595) 102
26. Walking Meditation 103
27. For Jintapak 104
28. For Sharon Dahl 105
29. Luzern Symposium: Der Inszenierte Terrorismus 106
30. Recalling V-J Day, 8/15/1945 107
31. Writing A Friend’s Obituary From Xian 108
32. For Maylie Scott
33. For Maylie Scott (Kushin Seisho Daiosho) 113
34. Marianna 121
35. Commuting to the Land of Medicine Buddha
36. Commuting To The Land Of Medicine Buddha 125
37. VI
38. The Wings Of Time Passing 139
39. The Tree 141
40. The Riddle 143
41. Difficulty 145
42. Pleasure 147
43. Earthlight 147
44. Cape Flattery, Washington 149
45. Turn Of A Century 150
46. Non E Cosa In Terra 152
47. Pelican 154
48. What Is Beauty? 156
49. Words To Du Fu From The Oakland Airport Parking Lot 158
50. Kingfisher 159
51. Mendocino 160
52. VII
53. A Simple, Difficult, Lesson In Thai 163
54. Breathing Exercise: A How-To Poem 166
55. No Third World 169
56. Good-Bye To Thailand 171
57. Secular Prayer 174
58. Acknowledgments 181