Esalen

Creativity workshop ~ Turns out Rich and I are in the same workshop.  however, he can see there won’t be much group therapy going on here. He bails but not before meeting Gail, an attractive divorcee from Benedict canyon. Together they go looking for another workshop. Looks to me like he’s already found what he's looking for

“Try screwing it in instead of pushing ..” the instructor tells me. I’m trying to look at an agave plant through a jeweler’s glass but it keeps popping out. She’s right ..screwing it in works. We’re supposed to view an ordinary object this way then spend 20 minutes writing about it. I have these things growing in my backyard but don’t usually pay this close attention to them. It’s shape captures the dew and channels it to the interior. Clever. It’s also rimmed with tiny diamond-shape teeth. I wonder what those are for. The bell sounds and everyone starts writing. I decide to write a verse:

rock coast flower
overlooking the sea
drinking dewdrop nectar tea.

watch out for the man-eating agave
with razor-sharp teeth, blood-soaked lips
hiding in my garden  .. licking its fingertips.

“short but sweet” the instructor says ..and now I'm wondering if I should have said more.

Continues here ~> workshop