Love arising
New and strong
Walking, skipping
Merrily along
Touch my soul
Take my mind
Offering you
Love divine
Poet sings
Brave new song
Take my hand
Sure and strong
Touch my heart
Bold and free
Offering you
All of me
Father God,
Fill us with the desire to grow strong
But also with the recognition
That all strength is from You
And feed our desire
Love is flowing from Your hand
Through the hearts of Your children
It pervades and permeates all that is
All that was and all that will be
Grant us the grace to forgive
Let us not seek to be made whole
Wholeness comes only from You
Forgiveness opens anew our hearts
All the gifts in store for us
Set loose this brave new day
Open our eyes to see, our hands to receive
From You all good gifts flow forever
Give to us the peace of clarity
We seek to know Your face
Shield our eyes from humanity’s noise
Take us into Your presence
And as we become bathed in Your peace
Let us shine that peace on the world
You have created us to love You
Guide us to this perfect fate
Strengthen, too, our acceptance
Remind us that all is as You have designed
Teach us in the way of calm compassion
Let us help to still the pond of existence
Teach us to sing Your wondrous praises
Fill us with Your grand and quiet love
Grant us the mind of pure Light
That we might shine through Your children
Lead us, Father, to a heart of graciousness
Fill us with a perfect sense of acceptance
Flood us in Your forever divine love
Let us enjoy the peace of Your heart
Amen
Your freedom floods
This child’s heart
Forever alive
From the very start
Grace pervades
Where love is born
Child of wonder
Your light adorn
Seeking all
One in Christ’s mind
Heaven’s glory
In a child divine
The path narrowed
Trees reached for the earth
Leaves broadened
My sense of brooding thickened
I took a deep breath of moist green air
Continued on the path
The sage had been clear
Path would be unclear
Yet he urged
I pay little heed
And remember the prize that lay ahead
For centuries it awaited a new soul
Willing to trust the ancient whispers
Longing to grasp the fullness of the treasure
The treasure that glistens and glows
The treasure that is life
The treasure that a man’s heart knows
And so
I blinked a long blink
Took another deep breath
And walked on
Several hours felt like several ages
Feet refused to obey my command
Mind refused to care
I sat for a time to rest
Closed my eyes and slept
I remember being startled
Followed by a moment of great fear
Beast before me was quite large
Covered by many shades of gray
And many browns
I saw very little white
Until I looked at his eyes
There was a wisdom that was unspeakable
And a kindness inexplicable
The timeless light of the great wolf
Shone through his knowing eyes
I asked but one question
“Am I dreaming?”
His response is etched in my mind
My hope is that his words will there forever remain
But in the case that they do not
I write his words here
For all who care to read them
Greetings young one
It is good to see you again
I have waited long for your return
I have waited long to impart this knowledge
I have waited long for you
You have learned that we are one
You have lived the lessons of life
You have loved the teachings of love
You have taught the meaning of forever
And rode the timeless winds of creation
Your lessons will continue
Much hunger you have to learn
No longer must you walk alone
Seeking what others discern
The elders are beside you
In wind and mind and rain
The life you once awakened
Is here where you remain
The dream of life surrounds you
Each moment you are alive
Accept the sacred teachings
And wake when they arrive
Dream the dream of life
Dance the dance of dreams
Wake from hell’s deception
Hear the eerie screams
The screamer screams forever
The lover is always loved
Choose your path and walk it
In this the dawning of
Questions asked and answered
Answers sought and found
No reason left for burdens
Untie what has you bound
Leap and live in love
Take the final plunge
Rise above the miseries
Let the universe expunge
Why are you still dreaming?
Why not just awake?
Peace and love pervade
Let longing not forsake
My expression lightened
His joy twinkled
In the white of knowing eyes
I braved a thin smile
As he turned and walked away
from the window of my heart
my mind cries out to you
remembering joy, bliss, peace
and longing for moments more
your lines are in my thoughts
sweet caress again haunts me
wanting another healing touch
living for the hope of a kiss
the first instants when we met
forever etched in my soul’s mind
colors sprang to new heights
in the presence of our love
tears stream from open eyes
in the certainty of your return
remembering, gazing out the window
in front of which you once stood
only your fair and soft hand
fits so perfectly in mine
as my kind and gentle heart
waits patiently for yours
