Zen and the Art of Desert Golf

Every muscle and sinew in the body
from brow to toe
is engaged
when striking a golf ball
300 yards down the center of a fairway

the secret behind a perfect drive
is an envisioned trajectory
a practiced swing
prefect timing
and zen mind

zen mind
is clear mind
no thought
practiced action
allowing the body
to do what is at hand
without the hesitations of analysis

I have employed zen mind
in a round of Desert golf
almost every morning for the past 20 years

non-Desert golf
costs green fees
lots of it
its a rich man's sport
$40 per game
$1000 per month
$12,000 per year
$240,000 over 20 years

Desert golf has no greens
thus no green fees
a shade harder putting on sand
just as challenging to score par
and a whole lot more fun
for a poor man