Poetry

Standing at the seventh door
Afraid to try the knob
Perhaps I'll knock a time or two
I close my eyes and breathe The mind's eye sees my knuckles move
My mind's ear hears the noise
I hope I'm not disturbing them ...

My daughter, you sleep so soundly
My son, riding beams of light
I whisper My loving words to you
In the smallness of the dark warm night
Glorious colors of the rainbow
Beauteous flutter of the wind ...

Drama, trauma, lessons, pain, healing The dog bites my hand and I feel pain
The pain stresses the love I believe exists
The pain causes a gulf between me and the dog
I kick the dog ... sweet revenge, anger wins The gift of this encounter, is not the pain I feel
The gift the dog has given me is I am allowed to heal
The dog has blessed my life today, by lighting the fire of rage ...

i was talking with a sparrow today
he seemed to be devoid of fear
it was a little strange talking to him
he giggled much more than he talked
and when i heard the joy in his song
my heart felt a bit overwhelmed by the loving jubilation ...

The bells ring in the morning
And cause my heart to stir
I shiver at the task ahead
Ancient fears, heart touched with dread The yeast has caused this dough to rise
Day of preparation at hand
The working, the kneading, the pressing ...

Today, I choose to praise my God
Today, I choose belief
I lose my self, to find real joy
In God is found relief The song I sing is from my heart
It comes from high above
Allowing God to sing through me ...

Wondrous wonderment, the world starts to unfold
This moment, this heartbeat, this breath that I hold
Looking not at self, colors spring to life
Hues form, wings slice, belief ends the strife. Light of the ages shines down on me
Her rays warm my bones, cause the shadows to flee
The shimmering hope that was born yesterday ...

The years drift by in muffled silence,
Sweetly resting in the comfort of the fog.
No need to hurry, melodies form in the wind;
Happily, we scurry, hearts dimmed, quickening of the rhyme. Imaginings of chaos fill the voids,
Mind meanders, wanders; ever quenching the joys.
Dreaming of dreamers, playing with toys; ...

He closed his eyes
He opened his heart
He clasped his hands
He stilled his thoughts She looked toward the clouds
She felt the warm breeze
She crossed her legs ...

As we depart this temporal realm for a time,
We open the doors to the others.
As we cast aside the barriers to love,
We offer them to the guardians of the dark doors.
As they scurry off into the dim crevices, rejoined with darkness,
Sometimes, rarely, a ray of light from the temporal strikes them. ...

Clarity
Hope
Faith
Surrender
Trust
Fire ...

Unfathomable evil lives in the world of the mind,
Yet, immeasurable kindliness abides in the heart,
Vast fears engulf the streams raging, flowing;
Unspeakable misery, the oceans of the enemy.
But a small still voice urges us to seek the Light
The Way, the Truth, and the Life the heart hears ...

The fullness of the moon on the horizon
Enshrouded by subtle clouds, shining through the haze
Sets forth a light of mystery, attracts the deepest heart
Misery waits in the realm of desire; I shiver in the impending chill
The stillness of the dark quiet of midnight
Enmeshed in the web that attracts, eerie weary soundlessness ...

Love fills the cloud
Expectancy of a summer rain
Love washes away the pain
Removes the fears that enshroud
With love, I am endowed
As blood flows through the vein ...

The locust rides the tides of the ether;
A squirrel listens to the patter of the rain;
Rain clouds are feeding on the emanations of thoughts;
The owl cocks her head whilst observing the dance of the gnu.
The images in the mind of the architect...
are easily dismissed with a wave. ...

My student is my teacher...
when the lesson I learn is to teach.
My teacher is my student...
when the lesson I teach is to learn.
The student blesses the teacher...
as the teacher blesses the student. ...

Birth will be.
Fear will flee.
Darkness taunts.
Mysteries astound, confusion abounds.
Birth will be.
Faltering steps; ...

This day was to be the day of the start.
However normal it appeared to the senses,
Miracles loomed large on the cusp of perception;
As I glanced at my reflection, my reflection smiled.
There is no life but life in the Creator.
He created all that we shall ever be. ...

God is love.
I am a reflection of God, created in God's image.
I am love.
Shame is guilt, unresolved, held.
Guilt is the result of judgment.
When I judge my actions are wrong, I assign guilt to self. ...

Alien presence, fill me with self;
Flee to the hollow place deep within.
Help me to look for the answers of old;
We'll spend an eternity lost in youth. Walk in the bliss of the ignorant tune;
Answers elude in the pleasant fog you bring.
Mind is the truth of the mind's great ploys; ...

The gentle kitten purrs in pleasure,
As you reach and touch her heart.
A flower falls into the grass,
Sweet nectar for the ant.
The butterfly is testing her wings,
Hopeful flutter of the instant. ...

Drifting to a place near sleep,
My mind's ear felt a thought...
Feeling the wisdom of the owl engulfing,
The sweet cacophony of his silent refrain.
Together in this race,
We seek to find a place, ...

Dance the dance with the moth by the flame,
Sing the melody accompanied by the brook,
Chatter with a monkey while he takes a look,
At the snake that meanders and whispers my name.
These thoughts are the norm when engaged in the dream,
Serene is the garden of the flowers, so green. ...

The age of wisdom
Will begin with a flutter.
With the speed of a thought
All life is transformed.
With the shedding of anger,
As the fear is set adrift, ...

floating among the clouds
i looked down and i saw
a thousand hopeful spirits
smiling a thousand smiles
infinite waves of bliss
are just beyond their sight ...

In the morning we are awakened,
By the sweet light of the sun.
And the angels dance in the joy,
As they sing this song to the world:
In the Father, we are joined in peace,
In the Son, we find His merciful heart, ...

concentric waves radiate from your heart
i am a pebble falling into the depth of your soul
as i inspire you, so you move me to create
we change the world by the emanations of our light
where there is light, there exists no darkness
where love resides, no fear dwells ...

fear of the flames sustains
lust for the ice restrains
to finish, we must journey
as we journey, we will finish
restraint provides water for the ice
the water is the sustenance ...

Sweet caress of death at the door
Old demons find the moment opportune
To taunt me, to dissuade me
Just one moment, and another, and one moment more
A child with child
A temptress who feasts on souls ...

seven golden chalices
filled with heavenly bliss
seven wondrous moments
waiting beyond the abyss
seven angels nearby hovering
whilst seven hawks look on ...

How do we heal the heart of a friend?
How do we steal the smile of Zen?
The frogs in the starlit night hold the clue,
As they jump for joy and laugh, seeing you.
Can our mortal minds hold the key to the trance?
Can we feel jubilee and experience the dance? ...

the deception of the ego
makes it seem so attractive
the idea of time and bottle
corked by the fear of change
the stillness of the familiar
sweet resistance of the mire ...

I feel 4 years old inside as i relive the joy i first felt when flying as a bird.
I feel 14 years old inside as i rebel against the love offered by a new friend.
I feel 97 years old inside as i feel with absolute clarity the gifts of wisdom.
I feel 3 years old inside as i feel the fear of the unknown, unworldly snarl from just beyond my view.
I feel 41 years old as I receive the light from the eye of my grandson.
I feel 3000 years old as I perceive that enlightenment will be mine the moment i choose it. ...

Turning the corner
Feeling the wind through your hair
The days of this journey
Leading to places unaware
The waves of my mind
Moments of doubt, indecision, despair ...

i forget how to breathe
can't call to mind how to meditate
though countless miles separate
my fluttering mind is nervous
the eternity of anticipation
before our first meeting ...

today i walked by the river of life
and found a spot where the waters were still
i watched a minnow as she swam with her friends
and i realized that she was a small part of a larger whole
some moments i am a teacher
others, i am a student ...

precious angels, sweet and pure
my love for you runs deep and sure
to allow my heart to feel, so near
sets forth rivers from a single tear
i watch you grow up where you are
and i try to smile from afar ...

little one, stand tall
come out from under the bed
the teachers that haunt you
could teach only what they knew
the ghosts that howl cause disquiet
but the love of another brings comfort ...

the bottom of the abyss
below the lowest rungs
deeper than the deepest deepness
the lowest levels of hell
as i contemplated the depths
my heart queried me ...

My heart is sweet delight
Overjoyed in the creation
My budding jubilation
A lily rises in flight
Recalling clearly the night
When began this narration ...

The seeds we plant in lifetimes faded
bear fruit in the desires of our tomorrows.
My longing for the constancy of the sorrows
was born of an existence, long outdated.
The desire to change what will be
cannot ever awaken in me. ...

the echoes from the past
continue to taunt me
the demons in my attic
they love to haunt me
the fear that bound me
returns so quickly, quietly, easily ...

As a child clings to the love of his mother
I hold tight to the love of the dream
Captured blessings of lessons unmet
Cherished hope of the trappings of my past
My thoughts long for the peace of the presents
My heart desires what it once held dear ...